Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 14:41:55 10/23/03
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On October 22, 2003 at 23:35:41, Christophe Theron wrote: >On October 22, 2003 at 17:44:00, Matthew Hull wrote: > >>On October 22, 2003 at 17:27:53, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>On October 22, 2003 at 17:21:31, Fernando Villegas wrote: >>> >>>>I thank you for your worry about my expenses, but I do not consider to squander >>>>money when I purchase these things. >>>>Nevertheless you have a point: from a strictly rational point of view nobody >>>>here, not me either, NEEDS an stronger engine, but I am sure you share with me >>>>and everybody here a permanent search of even stronger engines althoug we are >>>>probably beaten by any 80's vintage programs 9 times of ten and 12 times of ten >>>>by any 90's vintage program. >>>>That's the nature of a hobby. They are always irrational. Anyway, what else you >>>>an do with that 30 bucks? Women worthy of the effort are asking lot more... >>> >>>It's like buying a Picasso or a Rembrandt. Who needs a Rembrandt, for crying >>>out loud? >>> >>>We buy the chess engines because we know that they will do something beautiful >>>and breathtaking. >> >> >>How breathtaking are your back levels of Fritz and Junior? At least my $400 >>dollar 1988 Fidelity chess computer can serve as a kind of "objecto de arto". >>But an old floppy or CD for which you paid $80 or $150 doesn't age as >>gracefully, I'm betting. >> >>;) >>MH >> >> >> >>> >>>I'd rather have the chess engine. Except that I could sell the Rembrandt and >>>get all the chess engines I could ever want. >>> >>>So if anyone has any unwanted Rembrandts, they can send them to me. > > > >I have a TRS-80 cassette of Sargon II (1979). > >I don't think it is still useable, but for me it is a treasure. Seems like I heard of a TRS-80 emulator. The trick is getting the software off the antique floppy onto your harddrive. MH > > > > Christophe
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