When can we expect Hiarcs 12 to be released?

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When can we expect Hiarcs 12 to be released?

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Hello,

Can we expect Hiarcs 12 to be released by the end of this year?

Like everyone else here, I'm really looking forward to it. From what Harvey has said on other forums concerning the beta versions of Hiarcs 12, it appears that it's going to be a very serious threat to a certain "little fish" (you know the one I mean!).


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David,
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Re: When can we expect Hiarcs 12 to be released?

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David_W wrote:Can we expect Hiarcs 12 to be released by the end of this year?
Very important question. 8)

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lilux wrote:
David_W wrote:Can we expect Hiarcs 12 to be released by the end of this year?
Very important question. 8)

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Olaf
Hi,

We certainly hope to release it before the end of the year. Although there is no firm date yet.

Best Wishes,

Harvey
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Re: When can we expect Hiarcs 12 to be released?

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lilux wrote:
David_W wrote:Can we expect Hiarcs 12 to be released by the end of this year?
Very important question. 8)
I'm glad that you think so. 8)

More equally important questions to come ...

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Hiarcs 12

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Is there and test tourneys with results anyone can post with Hiarcs 12 beta in it ? :wink: :shock: :wink: [/quote]
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And,. I insist, not just a new, stronger engine with the same gui or lack of it. I even miss the old gui, do you remember?

Come on, Mark!!!
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souk wrote:Is there and test tourneys with results anyone can post with Hiarcs 12 beta in it ? :wink: :shock: :wink:
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Hi,

We do not normally release our test results. As far as betas go Mark produces several sometimes 2 or 3 in 1 week.

A newish beta of Hiarcs played in the World Rapidplay championship recently the games and results are here http://www.taccl.org/2007PresResults.html

Here is my favourite game from the tournament time control was 25 minutes + 1 second increment:

[Event "ICC tourney 772 (28 1 u)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2007.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "HiarcsX"]
[Black "Rybka"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ICCResult "Black resigns"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2821"]
[Opening "QGA: classical, Rubinstein variation"]
[ECO "D27"]
[NIC "QG.07"]
[Time "14:11:13"]
[TimeControl "1680+1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O c5 7. a4 Nc6 8.
Qe2 cxd4 9. Rd1 Bb4 10. exd4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nd5 12. Bd2 Qa5 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. Ne5
Nxe5 15. dxe5 g6 16. Bg5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nxc3 18. Qd2 Rd5 19. Re1 f5 20. Be7
Bd7 21. Rac1 Nxa4 22. Qxa5 Rxa5 23. Rc7 Bc6 24. Bc4 Bd5 25. Bf1 Nb2 26. Bf6
b5 27. Rg7+ Kf8 28. h4 Rc8 29. h5 gxh5 30. Be2 Nd3 31. Bxd3 Ra4 32. Be2 Rg4
33. Bxg4 fxg4 34. Ra1 Rc6 35. Rxh7 Ke8 36. Bg5 Bb3 37. Rxh5 Kf7 38. Bf6 g3
39. Rh7+ Ke8 40. fxg3 Kf8 41. Rf1 Bc2 42. Ra7 Rc4 43. Kf2 Rg4 44. Kf3 Rh4
45. gxh4 {Black resigns} 1-0

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fern wrote:And,. I insist, not just a new, stronger engine with the same gui or lack of it. I even miss the old gui, do you remember?

Come on, Mark!!!
HI Fern,

A GUI is something we have talked about but it is a lot of work but it is a conversation that we keep having!?

As far as the old GUI goes - I suspect you mean the one that came with Hiarcs 7? I think it will only run in dos so would need a complete re-write.

I wonder if anyone has a picture of that old GUI they can paste here?

Best Wishes,

Harvey
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Hello again, Harvey.
I was just downstairs in the garage looking through some boxes for my old Hiarcs. Hiarcs5, I believe. It was on a floppy disk, and I seem to recall that the logo was in blue lettering. Alas, I couldn't find it. Really liked the early Hiarcs. ChessGenius2, Fritz2, Chessmaster3000.... And my beloved Fidelity Chess Challenger berating me from the corner for my affairs with other chess programs. ("But they mean NOTHING to me, my friend. It was innocent, I tell you!") Then Fidelity would punish me horribly in about 25 moves and sit there blinking its little red lights at me condescendingly. (A couple of times I unceremoniously yanked his plug, I admit it.)
Your post about the H7 gui moved me to look for my old v.5. Pity I could not find it. Steve likely has multiple copies stashed away as a hedge against inflation. :lol:
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Robert
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Post by Harvey Williamson »

Hi Robert,

We do intend to release all the old versions for free in the future so you should get your Hiarcs 5 back.

Have a look at this page on the Hiarcs website http://www.hiarcs.com/freechess.htm

Best Wishes,

Harvey

ps dont forget tomorrow morning at 10 uk time http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=54
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drbob wrote: Your post about the H7 gui moved me to look for my old v.5. Pity I could not find it. Steve likely has multiple copies stashed away as a hedge against inflation. :lol:
Regards,
Robert
V5 you say?

would you be talking about the 68000 Dual Processor EAG?
commonly known as the EAG V5??
if so...you have such a computer???

:shock: Regards
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No. Sorry Steve. In fact, I don't have any advanced computers like that. Mine are all carved from bamboo and given designations like, "Slow," and "Slower," and, "Hasn't Responded Since Margaret Thatcher's First Really Dull Vote-Of-Confidence Victory Party." Although I could be making this up. I can't be certain. :? :)
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Steve B wrote:
drbob wrote: Your post about the H7 gui moved me to look for my old v.5. Pity I could not find it. Steve likely has multiple copies stashed away as a hedge against inflation. :lol:
Regards,
Robert
V5 you say?

would you be talking about the 68000 Dual Processor EAG?
commonly known as the EAG V5??
if so...you have such a computer???

:shock: Regards
Steve
And the version 10 was the rarest Fidelity product ever openly sold?

It was based on a 68040 at 25Mhz if my memory serves.

Now given the V9 was a 68030 running at 33Mhz (or was it faster, Steve?) was the V10 that much faster than the V9 version?
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Mark Uniacke wrote:


And the version 10 was the rarest Fidelity product ever openly sold?

It was based on a 68040 at 25Mhz if my memory serves.

Now given the V9 was a 68030 running at 33Mhz (or was it faster, Steve?) was the V10 that much faster than the V9 version?
well the V10 is rare all right
only 50 units were made and it is unclear how many of them were actually sold
legend has it that less then 10 were sold as the selling price brand new was close to $10,000

you are right as usual Mark on the specs(V9 was 32 Mhz)each with 1 Meg of Ram
i couldnt say how much faster it really was as i dont own the V10

as to the rarest Fidelity..i would have to say there were some even rarer
in that category i would place either of the Dual Processor EAG's(V5 or V 8 )
as there are NO known owners in the world today

Interestingly the Spracklens wrote a special addendum to the owners manual for the Dual Processor Eag's explaining why there is only a speed up of 1.7x that can be noticed rather then the theoretical 2X one might have expected

there are other Fidelity rarer birds such as the Decorator and the Grandmaster Voice but for these computers there are a few known owners

51x Regards
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Re: Hiarcs 12

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Harvey Williamson wrote: Here is my favourite game from the tournament...

Best Wishes,

Harvey
Ah, but of course :lol: :lol: :lol:
I hope the grilled fish satisfied Hiarcs' taste buds! :wink:
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