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Subject: Re: Shredder 7.04- updated?

Author: David H. McClain

Date: 14:42:48 10/13/03

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On October 12, 2003 at 12:34:16, William Penn wrote:

>On October 12, 2003 at 08:15:59, Bernardo Wesler wrote:
>
>>Was shredder 704 updated the last 8oct?
>>I cannot find nothing new after I updated in chessbase.com.....
>>Anybody knows certainly which engines were updated with this last gui8.iup?
>>Thx
>
>"Shredder 704" suggests that you are talking about the chess engine. Originally
>it was only available as a UCI engine by download from the Chessbase website.
>Then it was provided in .eng format with the March 2003 update for Shredder 7.
>The latest update of Oct 8 2003 did not change that engine, only the GUI.
>
>I would advise Shredder 7 users NOT to get the Oct 8 2003 update because it's
>BUGGY! Among other things, the Shredder704.eng engine will freeze-up in Infinite
>Analysis mode at random times. The March 2003 update was OK, but unfortunately I
>don't think you can download it anymore. I saved a copy, as probably did most
>people who downloaded it orginally. Unfortunately new purchasers of Shredder 7
>are left up the proverbial creek without any reliable (not buggy) update
>available!?!? That's a pretty funny way to run a business.
>WP

Willian,

Thank you for the advice and preventing a mistake on my part.  I too saved the
March GUI copy and would be happy to send it to anyone who would like it.

DHM



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