Author: Chris Whittington
Date: 10:57:40 11/24/97
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On November 24, 1997 at 10:10:20, Steven Schwartz wrote: >>Sorry, forgot about the CCR. I don't get sent it, so never read it. >>Given the quality of the correspondents, I suspect it is totally >>straight. Likewise PLY, which I don't read either.... >>Chris > >Chris, >I just sent you a password for entrance into the CCR. Oh, thanks anyway, but I've already got one of those :) I read CCR-web, it was the CCR-paper that I referred to as not having being able to read ... > >If you EVER have any doubts as to the ability of a >chess "magazine" to be neutral when supported by a >commercial entity, I would like to direct you to the >articles by KK in CCR on the Sapphire II, >Diamond II, and the Karpov 2294, three very popular >stand-alone chess computers that we happen to sell. >I think "trashed" is too mild a term for KK's articles. What he didn't fall in love and start orgasming, then ? :) >Many readers disagreed with his analysis, but the >analysis was printed exactly as it was written just >as all articles are. > >You will also note several very positive articles on >products that we have chosen not to carry. And several >very negative articles on products we do carry. Sometimes >I read some of the articles that are placed in CCR, and >I wonder whether they were written by my competitors! >But to keep things "kosher", the agreement is that >ICD will not meddle in the editorial content of CCR. Cool. I believe you. Chris Whittington > >But I think the best evidence that some "reports" style >magazines hosted by commercial entities can be trusted >is the fact that in its 14 year history, the two major >senior editors of CCR have been Larry Kaufman and Enrique >Irazoqui. I think you would be hard-pressed to find >two more trusting and sincere people associated with >computer chess. >- Steve
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