Author: Tim Mirabile
Date: 23:39:04 06/20/98
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On June 20, 1998 at 13:08:55, Robert Pawlak wrote: >>> >>>>Subject line says it all. With engines being as strong as they are today, I >>>>believe that the ability to dumb-down your software is very important. My fault - I just didn't think of it, with all the emphasis on strength these days. :) Fernando submitted about 6 or 7 suggestions, I split some of his up and added some more, but forgot about this one. >>>I thought every program had settable levels? In what way do you want >>>it to be handicapped? >>>- Don I saw one couple who bought a Karpov 2294 for their 8 year old daughter return it because its lowest level was just too strong for her. They bought a Saitek machine instead, because it had "fun levels" which deliberately give away pieces. :) (In case you think this sounds really bad, she previously had won a 4th place trophy in a scholastic with over 100 kids in her section, scoring 4.5/5 in her first rated event. The parents wanted something which would challenge her but not demoralize her.)
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