Author: Brian Kostick
Date: 05:40:34 05/01/02
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On May 01, 2002 at 04:52:47, Torstein Hall wrote: >On April 30, 2002 at 20:32:32, Brian Kostick wrote: > >>On April 30, 2002 at 19:39:41, Torstein Hall wrote: >> >>>On April 30, 2002 at 19:25:26, Ulrich Tuerke wrote: >>> >>>>On April 30, 2002 at 18:48:23, Torstein Hall wrote: >>>> >>>>>Can I use the old 16 bit Fritz engines in the latest guis from CB? >>>>> >>>>>Torstein >>>> >>>>I don't think so. I'd copied the Fritz1.20.eng into the engine folder of Fritz6. >>>>However, the Fritz6-GUI didn't recognize the engine. >>>> >>>>Though, IIRC, there is in principle some method called "chunking" (or whatever >>>>?). I think that for the old Hiarcs and Junior 16Bit engines, ChessBase had >>>>released special versions running under the 32 Bit GUI provided you use a WIN-9x >>>>OS. This failed under the NT systems. >>>> >>>>Unfortunately, such special version for Fritz-1.20 doesn't seem to exist. >>>> >>>>Uli >>> >>>I tried myself since I posted this question and unfortunatly you are right. Its >>>a pitty, as it would have been fun to have them inside the new GUI. Perhaps >>>someone could talk ChessBase or the programmers to recompile them for 32 bit? >>>(If that is possible at all?) >>> >>>Torstein >> >> >> Fritz 6 came with what I've always thought were some old engines with >>adaptors. i.e. files Fritz116.old and FRITZ116.ENG, 316, 416, 516. I think you >>had to do a custom installation to see this option. Maybe it's what you want, >>maybe not. A few of us talked about it in the past. >> >>Regards, >> BK > >I got F6 and have done the custom instalation . Can not see the engines in the >Schredder 5.32 interface (same as F6) or in the new F7 interface. > >Torstein When you do Custom installation and press the Next button, Highlight the engines line then press Options, Then check the 16Bit checkbox and continue. Hope that helps, BK
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