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What does „Max Time for Fixed Rate“ mean?
The fixed rate protects the user of a Cloud Engine from being outbid. After the time
limit specified by the provider has been reached the Clound Engine is open for new
bids, even though the current user can continue if there are no bids.
Can more than one engine be offered on a computer?
No. The identification of an engine is a combination of the user name, the engine
name and the hardware key. This combination is unique for every engine.
3.11.9.3 Cloud Engines on Playchess.com
Cloud Engines can be used in many different ways. You can use these engines for your
own analyses and tests. This can be done for permanent analysis or in the Engine
Room on the Playchess.com server.
You can use Cloud Engines in the Engine Room in Playchess.com. Enter the Engine
Room and select the option File – Playing Mode – Computer.
Click the button Define Engine to start the Load Engine dialog. There is a button Cloud
in this dialog.
If you click this button you are asked to log into the Engine Cloud server.
Now the main window of the Engine Cloud Server is opened in a separate window. You
can select the engine you want to use in the Engine Room by double clicking on one of
the engine names in the list.
After you have done this a window is displayed for the engine connection, and the
engine can be used in the Engine Room in the same way that any local engine can be
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