Author: Brian Kostick
Date: 13:34:41 05/01/02
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On May 01, 2002 at 08:57:44, Torstein Hall wrote: >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 You would have to let me know there. Under Win98SE it's my guess that the .eng files are actually the thunk. Still I think if you install them they should show on your engines list, even if they won't run? BK
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