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Subject: Re: Just an idea...................

Author: Mike Hood

Date: 03:44:01 10/11/01

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On October 10, 2001 at 21:52:40, Slater Wold wrote:

>Just an idea, but...........
>
>Even with a 56k modem, wouldn't it be faster to download them, versus making
>them yourself?
>

I got all the 5-piece tablebases together -- even the notorious KQQQK -- by
generating the ones I could and downloading the rest. They fit on 12 CDs. I'm
sure that many other computer chess fanatics have been hogging the UAB ftp
server for hours. Maybe an even more efficient way would be for someone to offer
the collection for sale. The tablebases are freeware, so there shouldn't be any
legal difficulties, as long as the person only charges for postage, the cost of
the blank CDs and a "reasonable" amount of copying time, should there? $20 to
$25 for the lot?

Just a thought :)

>
>
>Slate
>
>
>On October 10, 2001 at 15:58:14, Torstein Hall wrote:
>
>>After about 5 hours of working my PC finaly managed to generate the 5 man
>>endgame KQBKQ. Makes me wonder, how much time the 6 man endgames must take!
>>
>>Torstein



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