Pt2: Commercial Release of Ethereal 13.00 (NNUE) for most all Linux/Windows Machines

[AndrewGrant]

Sorry for a second thread on the topic. The TL;DR is: PayPal support added, as well as AVX, and SSSE3 (& SSE4.1) builds. This should cover virtually all 64-bit x86 AMD/Intel CPUs out there. If you followed along the many pages of the other thread, you will not find anything particularly new here. I'll continue to respond to any posts in either thread, but have no intentions on producing another thread in the near future.

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Please see: http://chess.grantnet.us/Ethereal/
The page has been updated, primarily the following two paragraphs, which point out support for SSSE3 systems (which 99%+ of machines are using, according to some hardware surveys online), as well as a PayPal option for those of whom Stripe is not an option.

The Standard version will run on any 64-bit machine, with source provided for Linux users, and binaries provided for Windows users. The NNUE version requires a CPU with the SSSE3 instruction set (which almost all CPUs have), and will not run on systems lacking these instructions. AVX/AVX2 have become ubiquitous in modern processor design, and are necessary to capitalize on the full strength of Neural Network technology. If you are unsure if your system is supported, please reach out to me via email at andrew@grantnet.us for assistance.

If Stripe is not possible for you, PayPal is also an option. Using PayPal as a merchant account proved to be unworkable. However, you can send a payment of $40 USD to andrew@grantnet.us via the "Send & Request" button. This process is not yet automated, so I will have to build and send binaries by hand. If you are able to use Stripe, that is my preference. PayPal charges greater fees for foreign currency conversions, and I do not pass any fees on to the buyer.

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Ethereal 13.00 placed on CCRL's Pure FRC list:


Ethereal 13.00 placed on CCRL's BLITZ List

[Chessqueen]

Sorry for a second thread on the topic. The TL;DR is: PayPal support added, as well as AVX, and SSSE3 (& SSE4.1) builds. This should cover virtually all 64-bit x86 AMD/Intel CPUs out there. If you followed along the many pages of the other thread, you will not find anything particularly new here. I'll continue to respond to any posts in either thread, but have no intentions on producing another thread in the near future.

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Please see: http://chess.grantnet.us/Ethereal/
The page has been updated, primarily the following two paragraphs, which point out support for SSSE3 systems (which 99%+ of machines are using, according to some hardware surveys online), as well as a PayPal option for those of whom Stripe is not an option.

The Standard version will run on any 64-bit machine, with source provided for Linux users, and binaries provided for Windows users. The NNUE version requires a CPU with the SSSE3 instruction set (which almost all CPUs have), and will not run on systems lacking these instructions. AVX/AVX2 have become ubiquitous in modern processor design, and are necessary to capitalize on the full strength of Neural Network technology. If you are unsure if your system is supported, please reach out to me via email at andrew@grantnet.us for assistance.

If Stripe is not possible for you, PayPal is also an option. Using PayPal as a merchant account proved to be unworkable. However, you can send a payment of $40 USD to andrew@grantnet.us via the "Send & Request" button. This process is not yet automated, so I will have to build and send binaries by hand. If you are able to use Stripe, that is my preference. PayPal charges greater fees for foreign currency conversions, and I do not pass any fees on to the buyer.

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Ethereal 13.00 placed on CCRL's Pure FRC list:


Ethereal 13.00 placed on CCRL's BLITZ List

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