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Subject: Re: Do Namilov tablebases end with a "emd" at Hyatt's site? Need some help?

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 14:48:03 12/30/01

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On December 30, 2001 at 17:16:26, Terry Ripple wrote:

>I was on Hyatt's ftp site to download all 3,4,and 5 man Namilov tablebases and
>so far have downloaded all the 3 and 4 man. I also completed 26% of the 5 man.
>
>I have a fast DSL connection and got this far in 9 hours. I came here to do some
>reading while the 5 man was downloading in the background and it still continued
>to download until i closed out from here (CCC Club). Will it continue from where
>i left off when i go back to Hyatts site or do i need to do something in order
>to be sure i continue exactly where it left off? I can't figure out why i lost
>the download connection as soon as i left here! Oh well!
>
*****
If you lost the connection in the middle of a file download you will probalby
have to start at that file and do it over again.
*****
>Anyway back to my other questions: My 5 man files start: kbbbk.nbb.emd
>Does this look correct for the 5 man Namilov tablebases from Hyatt's site?
>

*****
That is correct.
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>I started with the 3 man and downloaded them and called my folder "TB" and put
>them in my C:\TB  I did the same with the 4 man and now the 3 and 4 man became
>sub-folders off of the main folder "TB".
>
>My question is that will i need to merge all 3,4, and 5 man sub-folders into one
>folder in order for them to properly work properly?
>
*****
Most programs will operate with multiple folders but I believe there is at least
one that will require that all TB's be in one/two folders.
******
>Will Tiger 14.0 be able to use these Namilov tablebases or do i need to use -
>Steve Edwards tablebases that someone suggested to me from here? If i can't use
>theses Namilov tablebases for Tiger 14.0 then i will still make use of them for
>my other Chessbase engines such as Hiarcs 7.32 and Fritz etc.

****
Tiger can use them as they are.  So will Fritz,Junior,Hiarcs,Shredder and
Gandalf and most other programs.
******
>Thanks very much in advance for any help you can share with me, much appreciated
>
>Best Regards,
>Terry



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