Author: Peter Fendrich
Date: 09:57:49 01/14/04
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How quite it suddenly became! /Peter On January 13, 2004 at 12:34:27, Thomas Mayer wrote: >Hi, > >this is mainly for those engine programmers that can't so far play at CCT >because they can't connect automatically and can't kibitz according to the >rules. >They only thing they should be capable of is now to play via auto232 - I will >explain you the rest: > >Thanks to Remi Coulomb there is a nice auto232-adapter with source available. I >did some modifications to it: Before the engine makes the move (and the adapter >gets it via auto232 it must write a textfile where the informations are put in >which it wants to send, like kibitz etc. >When my modified auto232-adapter gets the move via the seriel port it first >takes a look if a textfile exists and then sends the info to winboard. After >that it deletes the file so that the engine can write a new one for the next >move. >This way it should be very easy for all uci-engines, chessbase-engines, whatever >to play at CCT - they can use there GUI of there choice and must just take care >that the engine writes some info each move and that they can use >auto232-protocol. >You can download the package with a bigger explanation here: >http://www.quarkchess.de/quark/auto232CCT.zip > >If you have troubles - just contact me via eMail... you can also have the >modified source if needed... > >Greets, Thomas
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