Another blast from the past! (what a long run)

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Another blast from the past! (what a long run)

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A long way 'home'

Alibaba: original source: 1995/01!!

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Subject: Alibaba test bed (by Dennis Breuker)

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 13:39:41 03/28/00

I have a modified version of Alibaba available at my ftp site.
As usual, I can't leave things well enough alone, so I made some changes.

It is designed as a test bed for ideas.  It might be useful for beginning chess
programmers.  I found it interesting.

Here is where to find it:
ftp://38.168.214.175/pub/Alibaba/ALIBABA.ZIP

It should be possible to convert it into a Winboard engine without too much
trouble.  This could enable automated testing of ideas on a network or using
FICS or ICC as an intermediate host.
Ridderkerk News pages - Leo Dijksman

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01/01/2009:

New: AliBaba v1.0wb (Dennis Breuker, NL 1995) WB protocol add by Jim Ablett!!
Ridderkerk News pages - Leo Dijksman (1 year before he stopped the service)

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27/11/2012:
Updated: AliBaba v1.40wb-JA (Windows/Linux 32 bit Intel p.g.o)
nearly 18 years to final xb version ;-)