Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 03:08:58 05/02/02
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On May 01, 2002 at 16:34:41, Brian Kostick wrote: >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 They do not show up in the engine list. The only way you will see them is if you do a listing of the directory from the OS Torstein
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