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Re: Chess (EPD's)

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From: Joseph W Winwood
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 00:00
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Excerpts from mail: 28-Jan-97 Re: Chess (EPD's) by Richard A. Fowell@netcom 
> Hmmm ... didn't know that (don't doubt it, though).
> 64K ought to be enough for most .EPD files, since that
> should hold about 65,536/80 = 800 positions..
> 
> Larger files can be segmented using, say, BBEdit or Word
> into digestible size chunks.  The same story for dealing
> with MacChess's limit of 500 games per .PGN file.
> 
> Note that the HIARCS demo (and Crafty, I think) also read .EPD files.
> 
> 
> Information on these and other Mac chess software is available
> in the Mac Chess FAQ:
> http://www.cybercity.hko.net/newyork/mhousho/index.html
> 
> P.S.: how many .EPD files of > 64K have you found, and where?
> 
> fowell@netcom.com
> 

There are some at this URL, decompressed some of them hold 1,000 epd positions.

ftp://chess.onenet.net/chess/Tests/

Joe....
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From: Joseph W Winwood <jw0t+@andrew.cmu.edu>
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