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Subject: Re: Ulrich:some bugs in comet 32?

Author: Ulrich Tuerke

Date: 00:07:02 04/01/01

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On March 31, 2001 at 19:23:10, Bertil Eklund wrote:

>On March 31, 2001 at 15:03:35, Ulrich Tuerke wrote:
>
>>On March 31, 2001 at 13:54:42, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Ulrich:
>>>Some weird things happens with your new version of comet, at least in my
>>>computer running ME Edition W. Time setting simply does not obey my orders. I
>>>say "play 40 in 90 minutes, boy" and the computer say "I have 5 hours". Or I say
>>>"learning on, please" and at the next iteration learn appears off. Hope it has
>>>been MY mistake or problem and not Comet fault. Nevertheles, take a look.
>>
>>Sorry, the learn problem was my fault. Learning was in fact permanently disabled
>>in the dos exe which I mailed to Frank (just to save a bit performance in a
>>recent tourney).
>>Since learning is not really an essential feature, I guess that the dos version
>>on Frank's site is okay for most users. I don't want to bother Frank already
>>again with an update.
>>However, I offer a fixed dos version of the dos-file for download on
>>
>>members.aol.com/utuerke/comet/b32_dos.ZIP
>>
>>
>>Regarding the other thing with setting the level, I couldn't reproduce it.
>>I guess that you were talking of the dos exe again ?
>>
>>Uli
>>
>>>
>>>I run Comet from Windows and let Comet by itself to open a DOS windows.
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>>
>>>
>>>fernando
>
>Hi!
>
>I have played several thousands games with the different versions of Comet,
>(DOS) and I want to ask what you have done with the autoplayer? All earlier
>versions at least up to B23 works excellent against other programs. But from B31
>it seems to send the moves so fast that in example Rebel can't read them.

No changes (that I know of). As a matter of fact, the auto232 for dos is a
rather unreliable software. There is no chance to have it working okay when
table bases are being accessed.

Uli


>
>Bertil



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