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Subject: Re: Unix-based chess programs and other questions.

Author: Zachariah Amela

Date: 16:40:00 07/04/99

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On July 04, 1999 at 14:38:13, Pete Galati wrote:

>
>Many people here will know more about this than I do, but I think that if cost
>is a consideration then getting a distribution of Linux has to be the way to go,
>the distributions cost very little (30-40 $ ?)

Interesting.  Does Linux support most UNIX conventions?

>
>For an interface you probably want to get Tim Mann's Xboard that can be found
>at: http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/personal/Tim_Mann/chess.html

I've heard of this;  must be quite good.

>
>And this place has a few Linux/Xboard programs for download:
>http://www.cent.co.yu/chess/

Thank you.

>
>And allways consider getting a download of Robert Hyatt's Crafty program at:
>ftp://ftp.cis.uab.edu/pub/hyatt/  I think maybe you'd have to compile Crafty
>yourself (can someone tell me?) for Linux, but if you get a Linux distribution
>it will come with all of the developement tools included, so your in like flint.

Oh!  Crafty has entered the Linux world too.  Splendid.

>
>Pete

Thank you Pete.



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