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Subject: Re: Ruffian is here - Make your move Bob Hyatt!

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 15:06:36 09/23/02

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On September 23, 2002 at 16:01:38, Dieter Buerssner wrote:

>On September 23, 2002 at 15:36:33, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On September 23, 2002 at 14:43:23, Dieter Buerssner wrote:
>>
>>>On September 23, 2002 at 14:19:51, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>2.  A copy of a commercial engine, aided by a hex editor to change strings
>>>>    to disguise what has happened.
>>>
>>>The only commercial engine, that I am aware of, that supports UCI and WB is
>>>Gandalf. AFAIK it is not available for Unix systems. Ruffian, when logged into
>>>ICC shows an interface line with xboard. Unix versions are expected soon.
>>>
>>>>5.  A completely new program, developed by a completely new author, sight-
>>>>    unseen by anybody until very recently.
>>>
>>>I think, point 5 is by far the most probable thing.
>>
>>We just have to agree to disagree.  I believe it is the _least_ probable
>>explanation.
>
>If you believe this, you believe, your point 2 is more probable. Have you any
>explaination, how this can be, after reading my argument?
>
>Regards,
>Dieter

I don't know enough about windows.  But I could _sure_ write a "wrapper" program
for a unix application that talked one or the other, and make it appear to
"talk" both...

So I don't see that as an iron-clad refutation...

Someone with more windows experience than me would have to say "this is
impossible."  In unix it clearly is not.



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