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Subject: Re: Fritz 1,2 and 2.5 usable in 32Bit GUI?

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 05:57:44 05/01/02

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On May 01, 2002 at 08:40:34, Brian Kostick wrote:

>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

Well I'm runing Win XP and I guess the 16 bit engines will not run on NT,2000
and XP

Torstein




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