Author: Jonas Cohonas
Date: 19:28:02 08/06/02
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On August 06, 2002 at 20:55:31, Bas Hamstra wrote: >On August 06, 2002 at 20:12:35, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On August 06, 2002 at 19:34:49, Bas Hamstra wrote: >> >>>On August 06, 2002 at 19:04:36, pavel wrote: >>> >>>>On August 06, 2002 at 18:52:38, Bas Hamstra wrote: >>>> >>>>>On August 06, 2002 at 18:46:18, pavel wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On August 06, 2002 at 18:39:53, Bas Hamstra wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>Why don't you come and play at the servers? FICS is free! ICC offers more >>>>>>>players/GM's/strong programs and is not free. FICS is empty, come on! Let's play >>>>>>>and chat!! >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Best regards, >>>>>>>Bas. >>>>>> >>>>>>I have account in Chess.net. >>>>>>They no longer allow to create computer accounts without paying a small amount >>>>>>of money. >>>>>> >>>>>>for the last 2 yrs, I have applied for computer accounts in FICS 6 time, sent >>>>>>atleast a dozen e-mail, just recived one e-mail telling me that they are >>>>>>"considering my application". >>>>>>Every since that I have not logged into FICS. >>>>>> >>>>>>I doubt they even read computer-application requests. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>cheers, >>>>>>pavs >>>>> >>>>>I didn't know that. And it explains a lot. So is there a free server were we can >>>>>all go? Chessnet? Fritz server? Let's agree over the place to be :-) Winboard >>>>>leagues is a great invention, but live action has it's own charm. >>>>> >>>>>Best regards, >>>>>Bas. >>>> >>>> >>>>Very long time ago, I suggested an idea to have a free ICS server, where only >>>>computer accounts will play, and there won't be any restrictions for >>>>registration. Considering the fact that we have some many people with in the >>>>computer-chess community and many great programmers, I am still surprised that >>>>it has not yet been done. >>>> >>>>Chess.net takes money for comp accounts. >>>> >>>>ICC takes money. >>>> >>>>FICS doesn't care. >>>> >>>>Fritzserver limited to UCI engine and chessbase native engine, and perhaps >>>>winboard engines with a little hacking, using uci2wb converter. Not to mention >>>>you have to buy the original CD. >>>>Besides Frtizserver is no fun :(. >>>> >>>> >>>>By the way, if you are interested, let me know, we can play some games on >>>>Chess.net over the weekend. >>>> >>>>There are others in CCC who also has account in chess.net, I believe Volker >>>>(Winboard forum) and Sarah has one. >>>> >>>>cheers, >>>>pavs >>> >>>Looks like we discovered a hole here. There are *many* CC enthousiasts. >>>Thousands. Of Millions. And as far as I understand a server is just a comp with >>>some software and internet access. The software is probably free. >>> >>>- Can the CCC guys put some software online? >>>- Is there more to it? (always of course) >>>- Where is Frank Quisinsky? >>>- I donate a fully functional 8086 computer (CP/M operating system) >>>- There are several other obscure xICS'es can't we threaten them? >>>- Or deceive? Here I have 300 applications. No questions asked. >>> >>>Oh! I've done ALL I can, I'm exhausted. Good night! >> >>I have the source from some older versions of FICS on my ftp site. >>It should not be too difficult to make a server for whatever computer you like. >>We could make a FICS server for CCC and Winboard forum folks, for instance. > >It sounds great, really. Can't we make a poll out of this, to see how much >interest there really is? My impression is that several hundreds of engines >might hook up if there were no obstacles. Apparently at the moment there is NO >server that wants 300 extra engines without payment, so there is a "need". >Having heard Dieter and Pavel, surely many others tried but got no response. I >say let's poll and if enough interest let's make a plan. > >Best regards, >Bas. I for one are interested, i think that it would be great with an all compchess server!! PS: if you havn't already done so, i suggeat you post this in the WB fourum (and other forum's aswell) Regards Jonas
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