Author: Peter Pilarinos
Date: 06:15:58 07/17/99
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On July 16, 1999 at 23:23:41, Pierre Bourget wrote: > >On July 16, 1999 at 19:54:00, Pete Galati wrote: > >>On July 16, 1999 at 18:02:13, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>On July 16, 1999 at 17:15:23, Pierre Bourget wrote: >>> >>>>I'm searching for a freeware chess program : >>>> >>>>1- very small in size >>>>2- very strong >>>>3- as is own interface >>>>4- take small place on my desk >>>> >>>>Any suggestions except winboard ? >>>I like Arasan. It is not as strong as Crafty, but plays good chess. It does not >>>take up much disk and has a very nice built-in interface. A monkey could >>>install it. >> >>I don't understand when you say "take small place on my desk". The program I'd >>recommend would be Bringer that you could download at Gambitsoft. It's smaller >>in harddrive space than Arasan, it has a nicer interface (that's subjective I >>guess), and it's just a notch stronger than Arasan too. As for the "take small >>place on my desk" part, if you mean your desktop on your computer screen, then >>you'd want to note that Der Bringer can only be viewed maximized I believe. And >>when Dan says "A monkey could install it." about Arasan he probably means that >>Arasan has it's own installation program so it should be noted that Der Bringer >>does not have one of those, personally I don't like installation programs, I'd >>rather do it myself, but you may prefer them. >> >>Pete > >Thanks everybody for the suggestions.The object of my post was to know if there >is a simple and small program but strong without bells and whistles with a clean >and small interface to take only a part of the computer screen.A little program >who put the emphasis on search speed and with a minimun of good >knowledge,something looking like Waxman for example but stronger.In fact a >little "monster" if that exist. > >Pierre The only one that fits your bill is Waxman 1.6. But I assume you already have that one, since you mentioned it. One other program that may fit you bill, but to a smaller extent is Mirage 17.37. It is dos based. You can run it in a dos window. Simply use the alt\tab keys to switch between it and whatever you are using Windows for. It has a small screen, with somwhat primitive graphics. It has no "bells and whistles", and very few options. It is VERY strong. There were two versions of this program available. Make sure you get the 17.37 version. It may be the "Little Monter" that you are looking for. Pete P
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