Engine Updates

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Alice 06.06.27 JA (WB)
C++ source; Win32/64, Linux32/64
- new builds of old engine
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/5047625/alice-060627-ja.zip (direct link)

Soldat III 0.172 (WB)
C source (Italian comments); Win32
http://www.g-sei.org/soldat/

Chess News

ExaChess [Pro] 4.5 Beta 2 for Mac (UCI)
commercial chess database program with built-in Fruit 2.1 engine
there is a free, severely disabled 'Lite' version too
claimed compatability with Crafty, so it might support WB engines too
- this is a *beta* release
http://exachess.com/

Lucas Chess 7.0 dev 9
"play chess against the computer with increasing levels of difficulty and with a limited number of hints that are given by a chess tutor"
Open source (Python); Win32
- this is a *developmental* (beta) release
https://code.google.com/p/lucaschess/ (homepage)
https://code.google.com/p/lucaschess/downloads/list (download)

Vintage Rebel Chess Hardware Auction
Ed is selling some old and historic chess hardware
- happy bidding!
http://www.top-5000.nl/dedicated.htm (hardware info)
http://www.top-5000.nl/auction2.htm (highest bidders so far)
http://www.top-5000.nl/auction1.htm (auction)

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Bestia homepage down for 46 days (a 110mb.com site)
CCCP homepage down for 10 days (not found)
Dann Corbit homepage down for 531 days
Glass homepage down for 6 days (not found)
Hopeless homepage down for 6 days (not found)
InmiChess homepage down for 5 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Jin Chess GUI homepage down today (no response in 60 seconds)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 46 days (a 110mb.com site)
Rodent homepage down today (not found)

The Computer-Chess Wiki was down for several hours yesterday for maintenance

Wiki Changes

Nothing new today

Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)

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

ArchBang Linux 2012.12
Arch-based distro; Openbox desktop; #46 in popularity
http://www.archbang.org/

Calibre 0.9.9
cross-platform open source ebook manager for all popular ebook readers with format conversion,
news feeds, and integrated e-book viewer
http://calibre-ebook.com/

Chakra GNU/Linux 2012.12
independent distro (originally forked from Arch); KDE desktop; #20 in popularity
http://chakra-linux.org/

CrystalDiskInfo 5.1.1
open source hard drive monitoring/warning/alarm system using SMART technology
http://crystalmark.info/?lang=en

RSSOwl 2.1.6
open source, cross-platform Java RSS newsreader
http://www.rssowl.org/

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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