Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin
Date: 14:44:31 12/21/98
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On December 21, 1998 at 16:21:19, Reynolds Takata wrote: >On December 21, 1998 at 08:20:15, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: > >>I was at a number of scholastic tournament over the years with alot of kids >>between 8 & 12 years old. In the lobby of the hotel the ones that had notebook >>computers all had Chess Master on them. They really liked the colorful (and >>this mostly on D' Scann screens), chess boards & game sounds, with music. >> >>My girlfriend is 28. She doesn't really like chess too much anymore, but >>suddenly she is playing Chess Master 6000 everyday. Why is that? "I like the >>personalities" You can set them for whatever blitz time control you like, they >>start with a preconfigured rating, but then after each game they change, just >>like in a real tournament, except that after I lose, I don't have some dumm guy >>hitting on me, while offering his 'Great chess wisdom'. I really like the Wendy >>personality right now. You should try this Larry, You'll like it". >> >>You can't argue with the like's/disslike's of little kids & young girls, so I >>wouldn't even try. I'm sure Mindscape figured this out in one of their >>marketing 101 meetings, said, "Screw it to the advanced chess features, lets >>make a product that we can sell to these little kids and young girls, and maybe >>we'll throw in a few bones for those dumm-ass chess master's too later on..." >> >> >>Ho, Ho, Ho everybody! >>mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict! > > >Slug i REALLY thought you were above this sort of ridiculous pettiness!!! >Especially because you are supposed to be running for moderator. You know good >and well that your whole statement is pointless and serves NO CONSTRUCTIVE >purpose at all. The only reason everywhere you see chessmaster is because it is >the most widly available, and least inexpensive!! If Rebel10 and fritz were >being advertised to the extent that chessmaster was, and cost the same thing, >and was found in every department store as opposed to being mail order, then >every kid would have them too. Give it a break maintain dignity. > >Reynolds Takata >USCF Life Master >Fide Master First of all, Its mrslug, ok? Not Slug, no capital in the s, but mrslug. 2nd, I think you meant to say 'the most widely available and most inexpensive (not, 'least inexpensive', as that would mean it was expensive). And 3rd, and in responce to your first remark above, I don't consider myself 'above this sort of ridiculous pettiness!!!', as you state. But wait I don't consider all I was saying in one way or another, petti or ridiculous at all. Where did I say any of the above about CM6000's value as a program was not true? And why do you say that my post are ridiculous or petty? I do think my post have good points & serve CONSTRUCTIVE purpose. Many people here have told me this. You are entitled to your opinion of course, but I am hurt(: Why, just because I'm running for moderator, do I have to post or think differently. If it is to please you or a constituency of fellow chess people, then don't vote for me, because that not the way I do things. I say what I think, and I post what I mean, (within reason & and with as much humor as possible), and I don't want to be elected as a moderator anyway, if people don't want that from me. Happy Holidays, mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict!
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