Author: Keith Ian Price
Date: 18:26:18 09/09/98
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On September 09, 1998 at 19:32:18, Moritz Berger wrote: >On September 09, 1998 at 18:59:21, Danniel Corbit wrote: > >>I would like to add some other features to the proposal besides auto232: >> >>1. How about a network protocol for Chess message passing? >><Another great way do do a tournament> >> >>2. How about allowing connections to FICS and ICC? >><Another great way do do a tournament> >>Computer products could even *automagically* register themselves as computers >>and cut down on cheating. >> >>3. How about an automatic email interface for long time controls like KKUP2? >><Another great way do do a tournament> >> >>Serial port seems a little bit archaic. Same for parallel port. How many >>people cannot afford a net card and yet can afford multiple PC's? > >The big reason why no different standard has emerged so far is the compatibility >with old (mostly DOS based) chess programs, namely > >- Chess Genius 2,3,4,5 >- M-Chess PRO 4,5,6,7 >- Hiarcs 3,4,5,6 >- REBEL 6,7,8,9 >- Fritz 3,(5) >- Junior 5(Fritz.32 engine) >- Nimzo 3,3.5,98 >- Shredder 1,2 >- Kallisto >- CSTal >- Crafty (DOS, up to release 14, hopefully soon in 15.x) >- Comet >etc. > >Moritz I don't buy that as a valid excuse for not adapting a new standard. You could keep the already written Auto232 capacity for backward compatiblity, while adding the new features to get people (like me) to upgrade. I will buy any chess engine so long as it is as strong as Rebel Decade, and has these features of ICC/FICS compatiblity, e-mail compatibility, and network compatibility. Even though I said that I would not pay $100 for Crafty, I would if it had a UI and these features. Computer chess strength is secondary to me. Chess strength can't be determined by how a program plays against other programs, only strength in computer chess. Features like this are what I would like. Chess System Tal is much more fun to play than any of the supposedly stronger programs, but if the Windows version has only a Windows interface and a stronger engine, I won't be buying it, since it won't be any more fun for me to use than the one I have already. I am probably in the minority with this view, but there it is... kp
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