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Subject: Re: Hiarcs 8 & Tiger 15

Author: pavel

Date: 19:25:34 04/23/02

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On April 23, 2002 at 22:17:46, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On April 23, 2002 at 21:44:09, pavel wrote:
>
>>On April 23, 2002 at 21:30:01, pavel wrote:
>>
>>>On April 23, 2002 at 19:53:45, John D. Conte, Jr. wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have Hiarcs 7.32 since it came out and I can't wait for Hiarcs 8 to be
>>>>available thru ICD.  Question...What does Tiger 15 or it's earliest versions
>>>>supposed to have that could be any better than Hiarcs. I'm not knocking Tiger, I
>>>>just don't have any experience with it.
>>>>I found Hiarcs 5 the older DOS version to always play human-like, and
>>>>surprisingly STRONG!! Can anyone who has Tiger, now fill me in on it's playing
>>>>style.  I realize all are so close.  I'm always more interested in the program's
>>>>analysis. Thanks!
>>>>Come on steve, any day now!!!!! Europe has it out now...just kiddin' I spoke to
>>>>Sean and he filled me in on the tentative date ICD will have it available.
>>>>Hiarcs 8...Hiarcs 8!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>If I am not wrong you can still get a shareware old DOS version of chesstiger
>>>from gambitsoft.
>>>So you might want to try it out.
>>>I will try to look for the url.
>>>
>>>pavs
>>
>>
>>
>>here ---> ftp://gambitsoft.net/pub/shareware/lighthouse/lightiger.zip
>
>
>
>Please do not try it, or just for fun.
>
>The engine is abysmally weak compared to the real Tiger, and the GUI has nothing
>to do with the one we are using now.
>
>This is a very old Tiger version, very slow. It is a 16 bits version, one way
>before I rewrite everything for 32 bits.
>
>It's nowhere near the current Tiger. If you try it in the hope to get an idea
>about what Tiger 15, you are wasting your time.
>
>
>
>    Christophe


Ah-yes that too... ;)

But as I said, it's a "shareware old DOS version of chesstiger", but you can
still use it for fun. Atleast I have it in my collectors items.

Actually I like it very much.

pavs



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