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Subject: Re: Hiarcs7.32 Tablebases> Is it Wise to Only Install the 4 Piece Tableb

Author: Eugene Nalimov

Date: 21:59:12 06/24/99

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But if you'll install tablebases on the hard drive, you'll be able to use them
with Shredder4, too.

Eugene

On June 24, 1999 at 22:11:28, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote:

>
>On June 24, 1999 at 20:52:02, Terry Ripple wrote:
>
>>I just installed the 4 piece Tablebases and dont have enough RAM for the 5 piece
>>so now this means i no longer have access to the 5 pieces like i did before from
>>the CD. Of course i could change the Path again and put the CD back in its drive
>>when experimenting in 5 piece endings. So is it worth the trouble installing to
>>your hardrive if you only have enough RAM for the 4 piece Tablebases? I really
>>didnt notice much speed-up in accessing from hardrive compared to accessing from
>>the CD! Any ideas are very much welcomed!!
>
>Hello Terry,
>
>I decided to leave the tablebases on the CD because not only would memory be a
>problem, but soon there will be Shredder 4, and Fritz 6, and more, so what will
>happen in the fall? Will you purchase one of the newer and presumably stronger
>programs? If so, then you'll have all that space used up on your harddrive that
>you may have to delete. It's not a big problem but is it worth it to install a
>smaller amount of tablebases when you can have more on the CD, and, if what you
>say is correct about the difference in speed, I'd just run it off the CD and
>have more of what I paid for.
>
>Regards,
>Mel
>>
>>Thankyou in advance for any information you can share.
>>Best to you,
>>Terry



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