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Subject: Re: And another CM8k/6k Question for J. Merlino

Author: Benny Ng

Date: 21:02:51 04/04/01

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On April 04, 2001 at 14:05:56, John Merlino wrote:

>On April 04, 2001 at 09:13:59, Paul wrote:
>
>>
>>Hi John ...
>>
>>I keep reading that if you want to play games between cm6k and cm8k you have to
>>do it by hand. I don't have cm8k (just cm6k), but I understand that the King
>>engine is now separate from the chessmaster GUI.
>>
>>Wouldn't it be interesting if a new version of just the cm6k engine would be
>>made (& released to the buyers of cm8k) that could be used in the environment of
>>the cm8k GUI? Is this a major undertaking for Johan & the CM team, or is it a
>>piece of cake? Then the cm6k engine could be tested automated against cm8k &
>>Fritz etc ...
>>
>>I hope it's clear what I mean ... it would silence the cm6k is better that cm8k
>>remarks forever ... or maybe it wouldn't! ;)
>>
>>Groetjes,
>>Paul
>
>This is very difficult, as not only are they two different engines, but the
>communication protocol is also entirely different (CM6K's engine was internal,
>passing data via memory sharing -- CM8K's engine is a Winboard engine).
>
>And, not only that, as you and I both suspect, it wouldn't stop the arguments.
>
>jm

Since CM8K's engine is a Winboard engine, what are the settings to run it using
Winboard?

Benny Ng



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