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Subject: Re: Rebel mystery solved

Author: David Dahlem

Date: 09:44:54 11/13/03

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On November 12, 2003 at 18:12:06, Mihaly Szalai wrote:

>On November 12, 2003 at 17:19:21, Johan Havegheer wrote:
>
>>On November 12, 2003 at 13:05:43, David Dahlem wrote:
>>
>>>On November 12, 2003 at 12:56:17, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 12, 2003 at 11:31:03, David Dahlem wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On November 12, 2003 at 11:26:51, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On November 12, 2003 at 10:54:09, David Dahlem wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Does this update only update the Rebel 12 engine for use within the Chess
>>>>>>>Partner interface, or does it also update the Rebel12_CB.exe engine for use
>>>>>>>outside the Chess Partner interface? At first glance, i don't see any difference
>>>>>>>in file sizes or dates between the new Rebel12_CB.exe and the old
>>>>>>>Rebel12_CB.exe.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Regards
>>>>>>>Dave
>>>>>>
>>>>>>David, you can use the normal rebel12.exe provided you use the original
>>>>>>wb2uci.exe as protocol. If you are having troubles consider the utility that
>>>>>>installs Rebel 12 under CB.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://members.home.nl/matador/rebel12.htm#INSTALL
>>>>>>
>>>>>>My best,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ed
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks Ed
>>>>>
>>>>>But I don't have Fritz 8. I have Rebel12_CB.exe installed in Arena as a winboard
>>>>>engine. Can i use the new Rebel 12.exe as a winboard engine in Arena?
>>>>
>>>>Yes, you can.
>>>>
>>>>My best,
>>>>
>>>>Ed
>>>
>>>No, i can't. :-) I just tried it, and Rebel 12 always crashes on the second
>>>move. I remember now that this also happened with the previous Rebel12.exe when
>>>used as a winboard engine outside the Chess Partner interface.
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>Dave
>>
>>Hello to Dave and Ed,
>>
>>I have the same problems here. Crashes on 2nd move. Tried almost everything.
>>Even with WB2UCI.EXE and a corrected WB2UCI.ENG
>>
>>I'm not very happy, sorry Ed.
>>
>>Best Regards
>>Johan
>
>Copy and rename from the Rebel DOS the following files to the
>rebel12 folder:
>
>rebel.bal - black.*
>rebel.bbe - black.*
>rebel.bbi - black.*
>rebel.bbp - black.*
>rebel.bbr - black.*
>rebel.bbx - black.*
>rebel.eoc - white.*
>rebel.bal - white.wal
>rebel.wbe - white.*
>rebel.wbi - white.*
>rebel.wbp - white.*
>rebel.wbr - white.*
>rebel.wbx - white.*
>
>* means the same.
>
>It's as simple as that :-)
>
>Best wishes
>Mihaly

Thanks for this tip, it does work, Rebel12.exe no longer crashes, but i'm
wondering if putting these files in the Rebel12 folder will have any effect on
the playing of Rebel 12. What exactly are these files, and will they have any
effect on the playing style or strength of Rebel 12?

Regards
Dave



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