From: manabu.terao mx3 ttcn ne jp Date: 22 aug 2007 Subject: RE: Universal Shogi Interface implemented Hi all, Shogidokoro should run on WindowsXP/2000 according to the page through the URL Reijer pointed out. Manabu Terao Reijer Grimbergen wrote: > > Hi all, > > It was just announced on Yamashita's BBS that the Universal Shogi > Interface that was proposed by Tord Romstad has been implemented. The > program is called "Shogidokoro" and provides an environment like Arena > to match different shogi programs. The URL (in Japanese) is here: > > http://www.geocities.jp/shogidokoro/ > > I was very surprised to see something that is obviously very, very good > so quickly. Even though there are only very few programs that can > connect to this interface, I think this program has the potential to > become the standard soon, just like Arena for computer chess. > > I have worked on the interface of Spear for many years, but after > looking just a few minutes at this new program, I am seriously > considering to throw it away and make Spear one of the engines that can > be used with this new program. I am really impressed. > > Reijer > > -- > > Reijer Grimbergen > Department of Informatics, Yamagata University > Jonan 4-3-16, Yonezawa, 992-8510 Japan > Tel: +81-(0)238-26-3740 FAX: +81-(0)238-26-3299 > http://gamelab.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/ --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: bobd science uva nl EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a2i6Ys.a7fLI9.Ym9iZEBz Or send an email to: shogi-unsubscribe topica com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------