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Subject: Re: Best place and way to download 3 Nalimov EGTB files?

Author: Pete Galati

Date: 16:44:03 04/22/00

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On April 22, 2000 at 18:17:35, Stephen A. Boak wrote:

>I have an adjourned club game to analyze that involves 7 pieces: krpp v krp.
>
>I have Fritz6a software with an included Crafty engine.  Both can use Nalimov
>endgame tablebase files, but the Fritz6a CD only contains up to 4-piece files.
>
>I need the following 3 EGTBs (Nalimov compressed):
>
>   krrkr, kqrkr, krpkr
>
>I tried to use the Fritz6 EGTB generator software to create the first of these
>files on my 500Mhz PC, but after 12 hours I halted the generator.  I have heard
>it may take days or even weeks to create the larger files and didn't know when
>the process would end.
>
>Now I am trying to locate a site where I can download the needed files.
>
>I can't seem to get into the Hyatt UAB site (down for construction, per home
>page), nor connect to the ftp site there for downloading.
>
>Where is the best site to download the files?  (I am in Los Angeles, California,
>USA)
>
>Where exactly on the site are the files located?
>
>Do I need FTP software to download them?  (I have beta version of WC_FTP Pro)
>
>What FTP software is best (easiest) to use?  I'm trying freeware or free trial
>versions to begin with, but a commercial version is not out of the question.
>
>Thanks in advance for any provided help!
>
>--Steve Boak



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