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Note: Cheoss homepage updated with newer version number, but download link is to old version.

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Down/Problem Chess Websites

BabyChess homepage down for 35 days (404: page not found)
Frenzee homepage down for 268 days (purposely down until new engine release)
Grizzly promised move to new homepage still not done after 28 days
Loop homepage down for 16 days (serious clone accusation may have ended Loop)
MFChess homepage down for 22 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Sjakk homepage down for 2 days (no response in 60 seconds)

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- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
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- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare

CDBurnerXP 4.3.8.2560
open source CD / DVD / Blu-ray burning software for Win32/64. Recommended
this program requires .NET framework; Media Format 9.0 update required if using WMA format
http://cdburnerxp.se/en/download (homepage & download)

CrystalDiskInfo 4.0.0
open source hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en

Digital Mars D Compiler 2.053
free compiler for Win32, Linux32 & Mac; an interesting OO language
- this version has been declared stable and is no longer alpha status
http://www.digitalmars.com/d/download.html

ID3 Renamer 4.2.0
free utility to bulk-rename music files
http://www.id3renamer.com/

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ron _at_ computer-chess _dot_ org

Has the Cheoss home page changed? I seem to recall the home page always said "version 0.7 beta", with a download link to 0.649, even when I first stumbled across it lo those many moons ago.

Hi Tony,

Yes, the Cheoss website page changed. Every day I diff yesterday's website vs today's website and the version number text definitely changed. Although the version number was updated, the download file remained the same. I tried guessing at possible 0.7 beta file names, but none of my guesses were successful.

OK, thanks Ron, I guess my memory failed me this time.

Maybe my memory is OK. The wayback machine archived the Cheoss home page in January 2008, and the archived copy says 0.7 beta. I'm quite sure the home page always displayed the wrong version number.

There may have been something on the old page referring to 0.7 beta, but there must have been a mention of the older version as well. My diff indicated that the old version number was changed to 0.7 beta.

Take a look at Leo's newspage
see: http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/newspage.htm
13/05/2011:
"Updated: Cheoss v0.7b (Java!) only v0.649 looks downloadable!!?"

So it seems that Leo also picked up a website change on this date.