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Subject: Re: ChessBase 8.0

Author: Eran

Date: 12:46:48 09/08/00

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On September 08, 2000 at 15:11:56, Sune Larsson wrote:

>On September 08, 2000 at 14:36:38, Eran wrote:
>
>>On September 08, 2000 at 12:59:49, Sune Larsson wrote:
>>
>>>On September 08, 2000 at 00:06:18, Michel Langeveld wrote:
>>>
>>>>* Because it doesn't catch all of them a large database can be a great mess in
>>>>the end.
>>>>
>>>>* It's also strange that add to database without doubles find more doubles than
>>>>add to the database (Without double check) and then kill doubles.
>>>>
>>>>* Kill doubles kills also a lot of games which aren't doubles at all. Something
>>>>total different players where killed
>>>>
>>>>* It's also strange that kill doubles kills games where both sides didn't move.
>>>>This results that a lot of valuable information will be deleted from the
>>>>database. Complete crosstables will be ruined then.
>>>>
>>>>* I've seen A LOT of database corruptions, and I lost a lot of times my database
>>>>due to errors with CB7.
>>>>
>>>>Did you use CB7 a lot of times?? For example did you also receive messagebox's
>>>>after your 500th or 1000th startup of the software? I did receive :-) I use CB7
>>>>almost every day. (sometimes 5 times a day or so). If you don't know what's the
>>>>matter with kill doubles then I don't expect you are a heavy user.
>>>>
>>>>However I really love database in comparison with CB6. Because It's MUCH faster.
>>>>
>>>>Kind regards,
>>>>
>>>>Michel Langeveld
>>>
>>> Agree. Futhermore I have asked this question to ChessBase and the answer
>>> is no. Meaning no improvements in "Killing Doubles" whatsoever. Meaning
>>> the same , very few parameters, available. Meaning fuzzy duplicates cannot
>>> be spotted. Meaning uphere we're going for C Assistent! Meaning conclusions
>>> from consumers/users in my neighbourhood.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>On September 07, 2000 at 20:20:07, Marc Plum wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I'm very satisfied with CB 7, and don't think that I have any reason to upgrade.
>>>>> For that matter, version 6.01 worked very well for me, although I hated that
>>>>>dongle.
>>>>>
>>>>>Just out of curiosity though, what are the problems you've had with the "kill
>>>>>doubles" function?  I hadn't noticed serious problems, admittedly it may not
>>>>>catch all of them, but it seems to do pretty well.
>>>>>
>>>>>Marc
>>>>>
>>>>>On September 07, 2000 at 17:41:09, Anatoli wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hello everybody !
>>>>>>
>>>>>>We are waiting for the new CB8. There will be some make up changes, but I didn't
>>>>>>read anywhere about any improvments in Kill Doubles. Did I miss this information
>>>>>>? From my point of view this function in CB7.01 works not very good. But from my
>>>>>>point of view it should be one of the most important possibilities in CB. Can
>>>>>>anybody here from ChessBase answer this question ? I have CB7 and now I have to
>>>>>>pay around US$90 to upgrade to CB8. I am not interested in new pictures of the
>>>>>>players, in their ratings, in new Fritz interface,  or in the games' statistic.
>>>>>>I read all previews of CB8 and I am not impressed. I always bought ChessBase
>>>>>>products, but now for the first time I have to think. What about you, my
>>>>>>friends, are you happy with everything you read about it ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Best wishes
>>>>>>Tolya
>>
>>1) Make one or two backups of your database before you let CB7 kill doubles.
>>
>>2) Maybe some time later, after the release of CB8 in October, some downloadable
>>new patches from ChessBase would fix "Killing Doubles." I hope so.
>>
>>3) ChessBase 7 acts like Windows 3.x, while ChessBase 8 acts like Windows 9x.
>>That means, in CB7 you have to change from windows to another windows so often.
>>in CB8, it acts like explorer meaning you would go from windows to another
>>windows much less often, because some of the windows are already tiled for
>>conveniency.
>>
>>4) The appearance of the CB8 is more attrative and pleasing than Assistant.
>>
>>5) I still prefer CB over Assistant,
>
>    As far as killing fuzzy duplicates??!!  Then please post your tricks!
>    Beacause I'm  really interested in your findings... BTW are you in
>    someway connected to ChessBase? Beta-tester or...
>
>    Thanks
>
>
>
> and CB is the number one choice among top
>>chess players in the world.
>>
>>Eran


Nope. I am just an enduser of CB7. You can try Steve Lopez's T-Notes about
"Killing Doubles" at www.chessbase.com.

Eran



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