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Subject: Re: What is really on the Shredder8 CD

Author: chandler yergin

Date: 21:29:11 12/03/05

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On December 03, 2005 at 21:06:07, Chessfun wrote:

>On December 03, 2005 at 17:53:43, chandler yergin wrote:
>
>>On December 03, 2005 at 08:12:17, Barry Culp wrote:
>>
>>>What is on the Shredder8 CD is a small number of 3-4 man tablebases
>>According to the Shredder 8 Manual:
>>"All 5 man EGTB's are on the CD"."Giving perfect play for all 5 piece endings."

Your Quote is correct!

>>If you Open the CD you find a folder named tb's.
>>That's all I know.
>>Chan
>
>Only reference I can find to tablebases in the manual is 10.1.
>"Tablebases are special endgame databases which allow Shredder 8 to play
>five-piece endings perfectly (even find them in the search)

Your Quote is correct!
>
>Please tell me the item number and page number for your quote?
>
>Also obviously Shredder 8 is a CD max capacity about 700 Mb and 5 piece
>tablebases are 7.05 GB 290 files, So clearly regardless of what is or not
>written it is impossible.
>
>And if you look at your Shredder 8 CD case/box back cover you'll see the
>following written.
>
>"* Endgame Database: Shredder 8 gives you perfect access to the endgame
>databases. These contain perfect play information on all three and four piece
>endings."
>
>
>Sarah.
and..
If you Open the CD you find a folder named tb's.
That's all I know.
If you have the CD Open the folder and tell us what's in it.
OK?
Thanks,
Chan



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