Author: Wayde Beasley
Date: 15:38:47 01/02/01
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On January 02, 2001 at 17:13:20, Peter Fendrich wrote: >On January 02, 2001 at 11:27:22, Wayde Beasley wrote: > >>On January 02, 2001 at 11:22:54, Wayde Beasley wrote: >> >>>On January 02, 2001 at 04:07:06, Peter Fendrich wrote: >>>> >>>>I think you better synchronize this with Tim Mann and what he plans to release >>>>in the near and long future. >>>>//Peter >>> >>> >>>Why? Not sure what you're saying here. My invention (nameless at the moment) is >>>totaly independent of Tim Mann's. Nothing against T.M., but I have already >>>looked at the code and the program and to do what I want it to do entails a >>>ground-up approach. If I have some specific question, I'll submit it to T.M. >>>But until then, there is no need to trouble him. >> >> >>Replying to myself may seem a bit odd . . . >> >>FYI, I'm going to use the name "Freeboard" for this little invention of mine. >>I ran a quick internet search and could find no prior use of the word in the >>chess software context. The word has a youthful, free-spirited sense and I think >>that's the right spirit. > >OK, I thought it was a WinBoard extension. Good luck then! >I still think it's a good idea to know what Tim is up to. >Maybe it's unnecessary to say, but please use the WinBoard protocol to 100%... >That protocol isn't here because of it's beauty but because "everybody" is >using it. What I would hate to see is a near WinBoard protocol forcing me (and >other programmers) to use flags and alternate code in order to conform to >different standards. I already have a "Fritz-flag" and that's one too many... Winboard protocol all the way! No prob here. > >A wish list: >1) LAN or TCP/IP support (so we could get rid of auto232 at last) >2) Check each move if it's legal before sending it to the other player. >3) Possibility to easily send whatever command I wan't to my program > and displaying that programs output in a separate window. >4) Automatic tournament feautures > >//Peter
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