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Subject: Re: Shredder6 Upgrade

Author: Brian Katz

Date: 17:13:37 03/30/02

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On March 30, 2002 at 14:42:59, Terry McCracken wrote:

>On March 30, 2002 at 13:00:38, Brian Katz wrote:
>
>>Does the Shredder6 upgrade make any changes to the Shredder6 engine? It hasn't
>>made any changes that I can see. The dates in properties have remained the
>>same.The paderborn upgrade have made changes to it's dates in properties.
>>
>>That raises another question:
>>In the Fritz 7 interface > Tools>Options>Version    you have a Fritz7 or
>>Shredder6 Selection to make. What is the difference to either one?
>>I have both the Fritz 7 cd and now the Shredder 6 Cd. I loaded the Shredder 6 cd
>>recently. I see nothing different.
>>I thought I would have 2 different interfaces, even if they looked identical.
>>Any changes I had made in the Fritz 7 interface, (board settings etc.) are all
>>still there when I use the Shredder 6 icon.
>>Please explain and pardon my ignorance.
>>Thank you all.
>>Brian
>
>
>1.Does the Shredder6 upgrade make any changes to the Shredder6 engine?
>
>There is a bug in the Shredder 6 CD it's in the Shredder 6 engine AFAIK, which
>causes it to stop searching at 2/4, 2 interations 4 moves looked at, after Mar.
>4 2002, or thereabouts. This _doesn't_ apply to the Shredder 6 Classic UCI.
>
>The first patch of 3, correct this problem. There is _no_ change in date.
>
>The next 2 patches add 2 new engines, Shredder Paderborn for the CB/Fritz GUI
>and patch 3 add Shredder Paderborn engine for the Shredder Classic GUI.
>Again _no_ date change, in the CB ver. for Shredder 6
>
>2.I thought I would have 2 different interfaces, even if they looked identical.
>
>The GUI's for Fritz 7 and Shredder 6 CB ver. are virtually identical. But with
>certain differences, which are specific to Fritz 7 and Shredder 6, IE Fritzmark
>and Shreddermark etc.
>However you can go to > menu >options >version and switch to Shredder 6 GUI then
>apply. This will give you _all_ the Shredder 6 user and menu options.
>Then when you use Fritz 7 change it back to Fritz 7 GUI for all it's features.
>
>I have only see the date change in the Fritz 7 GUI.
>
>Terry

Thank you so much for your advice. It is greatly appreciated.
Brian



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