Author: James Robertson
Date: 20:53:40 04/18/00
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On April 18, 2000 at 23:48:16, Côme wrote: >On April 18, 2000 at 21:34:49, James Robertson wrote: > >>On April 18, 2000 at 15:21:44, Côme wrote: >> >>>On April 18, 2000 at 14:36:50, James Robertson wrote: >>> >>>>A computer account on FICS has been using a winboard program named Remus 3.0. >>>>Since it was a new program (the account usually uses something else) and I had >>>>never heard of it, I asked the operator where he had gotten it. He said he had >>>>been browsing the web and stumbled upon an execute file and a book. No other >>>>information was available. I got the URL, but by the time I tried to download >>>>this mysterious engine, not even the directory that had contained it existed. >>>> >>>>In any case, this engine is very strong. Positionally it plays very well, and >>>>has a nice plus score against Insomniac (I can't tell how much of it is based on >>>>its hardware advantage). >>>> >>>>Does anybody have any information about this program? Or is the entire thing a >>>>hoax? :) >>>> >>>>James >>> >>>Hello James, >>>Can you post here the "false" URL ? >>>What is the handle of this engine on fics ? >>>Best Regards >>>Alexandre Côme >> >>www.chess.hypermart.net >>www.chess.hypermart.net/stats/chess/remus.exe >> >>The account name is Azkikr(C). >> >>I recieved a message from the operator of Azkikr and apparently Remus is a real >>program. A reference to it came up in some titles listed in the Crafty >>newsletter. >> >>James > >If Remus is a real program why the operator give you a false url ??????? >Best Regards >Alexandre Côme This is where he said he found it. So, either it has been taken off or he is pulling my leg.... James
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