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Re: GNU Chess, pl 56 and Xboard, pl 22 available

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From: Urban Koistinen
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 08:53
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In article <1992Aug11.222649.23244@phx.mcd.mot.com> davidws@phx.mcd.mot.com (David Seidner) writes:
} >On prep, via anonymous ftp, in gnuchess-4.0.pl56.tar.Z
} >and xboard-2.0.pl22.tar.Z:
}
} I'm new to this group, so could someone tell me what "On prep" means.
} I would like to get a copy of Xboard (and the latest GNU Chess), but
} I guess I'm too dumb to follow these simple instructions.
}
} David
Boy, are you stupid :-)
Don't you know of prep.ai.mit.edu?
Here is what to do:

 ftp prep.ai.mit.edu
 logon: anonymous
 password: <your email adress>
 cd pub/gnu
 tenex
 get gnuchess-4.0.pl56.tar.Z
 quit

Simple enough?

I have no ivory tower, only a clock tower :-(
-- 
Urban Koistinen - md85-epi@nada.kth.se
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