I wouldn't be able to crowdfund, but I myself have a solid collection (530+) of engines from varying eras, and a few private engines that I could theoretically release (depending on how the original creators respond) to supplement the overall archive.BrendanJNorman wrote: ↑Tue Sep 12, 2023 6:34 amAbsolutely, I even think we should find a way to permanently back up Norbert and Jim's online engine archives, and Gunther's (maybe even the old sdchess.ru stuff also) too.tmokonen wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 5:46 am Sometimes, when I think of historical engines that I do not have in my collection, I think about Leo Dijksman (RIP) of WBEC Ridderkerk, and I wonder whatever happened to his computers that he did testing on. It would be a shame if his treasure trove of old engines and tournament games were lost because his computers were discarded or sold. Jealous of his collection.
I'll even throw all of my (non-commercial) collection on there.
One shared repository for ancient stuff would be awesome.
Would be glad to contribute for the hosting etc if you guys wanna crowdfund such a project?!
If not, maybe I'll just do it myself when I have time.![]()
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