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Subject: Re: Bloatware

Author: Günther Simon

Date: 11:00:38 10/21/05

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On October 21, 2005 at 13:51:16, Joshua Shriver wrote:

>Sorry my mistake. Thought all CB engines where UCI based.
>If not what uses UCI primarily then (GUI/commercial engine wise)?
>
>Josh


Hi Josh,

If I understand your question correctly, the answer is, Shredder Native
with its own GUI, the mother of UCI.
(SMK + Rudolf Huber created the UCI protocol. Dieter Buerssner
of Yace worked with them later on extensions for UCI2.
http://www.aarontay.per.sg/Winboard/uciapril.html)

Guenther

>
>On October 21, 2005 at 06:53:23, Günther Simon wrote:
>
>>On October 20, 2005 at 11:24:05, Joshua Shriver wrote:
>>
>>>I wonder if it's possible to play Fritz under Xboard/winboard via polyglot.
>>
>>Of course that doesn't work, as Fritz is CB not UCI.
>>But I don't care, as there are only 3 programs of ~350 left on their island,
>>which support neither UCI nor WB. All others run under xboard/winboard.
>>http://rwbc.volker-pittlik.name/wb_chron.htm
>>
>>Guenther
>>
>>> If
>>>so then you could get around the unneeded data by using the engine directly with
>>>a smaller GUI.
>>>
>>>Just an idea.
>>>Josh
>>>



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