>I have written couple of 16-bit DOS chess programs with TP7. I'm going
>to make a Winboard-engine from my program. My problem is that Winboard
>program won't communicate with 16-bit executables but 32-bit.

>What would be the easiest way for me to make my program 32-bit?
>It's very simple program using just standard input and output.
>Can it be compiled with Delphi, or are there even methods to change
>16-bit exes into 32-bit?

>>I have written couple of 16-bit DOS chess programs with TP7. I'm going
>>to make a Winboard-engine from my program. My problem is that Winboard
>>program won't communicate with 16-bit executables but 32-bit.
> If it is possible to simply recompile using a 32-bit compiler depends on the
> program.

>>>I have written couple of 16-bit DOS chess programs with TP7. I'm going
>>>to make a Winboard-engine from my program. My problem is that Winboard
>>>program won't communicate with 16-bit executables but 32-bit.

>> If it is possible to simply recompile using a 32-bit compiler depends on the
>> program.

>It's very standard pascal, some procedures and functions of Crt and Dos
>units are used (Gettime, Keypressed). Could someone here try to compile
>it, if I'll put the source to my www-directory? (It's one big file, 50 kB
>or something.)

> >It's very standard pascal, some procedures and functions of Crt and Dos
> >units are used (Gettime, Keypressed). Could someone here try to compile
> >it, if I'll put the source to my www-directory? (It's one big file, 50 kB
> >or something.)

> Ok, as soon as I get it I'll try to compile it with Free Pascal. (which is
> the 32-bit compiler I know best)

> I'd like to see the code for that chess programm(s) to, if Jari Huikari
> would allow that, so maybe loading it up to his Hompage would be the better
> plan.

> Thanks a lot,  i had already a look at your "Nero", and i liked it (I'm not
> very good in chess, so it is strong enough). I thougth it would be
> interesting how such programms work.

>> Thanks a lot,  i had already a look at your "Nero", and i liked it (I'm not
>> very good in chess, so it is strong enough). I thougth it would be
>> interesting how such programms work.

>Sources of Nero can be downloaded from:
>http://www.mit.jyu.fi/~huikari/N5SOURCE.ZIP

>The WB-engine source, for which I need help in compiling 32-bit, can
>be found from:
>http://www.mit.jyu.fi/~huikari/NEROWB.PAS

Jari Huikari wrote...
>Sources of Nero can be downloaded from:
>http://www.mit.jyu.fi/~huikari/N5SOURCE.ZIP

>The WB-engine source, for which I need help in compiling 32-bit, can
>be found from:
>http://www.mit.jyu.fi/~huikari/NEROWB.PAS

> There is a bgidriv.pas missing; and I don't have it on my TP5.5.
> Where can I find bgidriv.pas?

>>> Thanks a lot,  i had already a look at your "Nero", and i liked it (I'm not
>>> very good in chess, so it is strong enough). I thougth it would be
>>> interesting how such programms work.

>>Sources of Nero can be downloaded from:
>>http://www.mit.jyu.fi/~huikari/N5SOURCE.ZIP
> I quickly looked, and fdelay is seriously system dependant. It could (maybe)
> get fixed to compile under 32-bits dos, but never on other OSes.

>>>> Thanks a lot,  i had already a look at your "Nero", and i liked it (I'm not
>>>> very good in chess, so it is strong enough). I thougth it would be
>>>> interesting how such programms work.

>>>Sources of Nero can be downloaded from:
>>>http://www.mit.jyu.fi/~huikari/N5SOURCE.ZIP

>> I quickly looked, and fdelay is seriously system dependant. It could (maybe)
>> get fixed to compile under 32-bits dos, but never on other OSes.

>It can be dropped away. I have only used it to get rid of that infamous
>runtime error 200 of my TP7.