Author: Matthew Herman
Date: 08:22:15 01/10/99
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On January 10, 1999 at 08:55:00, Albert Silver wrote: >On January 09, 1999 at 15:30:45, Reynolds Takata wrote: > >>Chessvision is a new database program, it claims to be the "next thing". They >>offer a 13 meg demo version download from >>http://www.microvision.nl/cv_cds.htm. I've downloaded it myself but decided i'd >>let you guys do the work of telling me if it's an good before i mess with it :). >> I already have to much chess stuff on my computer to mess with as it is. My >>computers new nick name is U.S.S CHESS COMMAND CENTER 1. Thanks for any info. >> >>R Takata >>USCF Life Master > >I downloaded it too, and have already deleted it from my HD. The next thing? It >has all kinds of problems not to mention an enormous amount of blatant bugs. The >graphics go crazy on me all the time, it has some problems with the windows (if >I call up the Crafty analysis window for example, half of the graphics are cut >off by the size of the window which you cannot resize), and it's search >functions are extremely limited. With this in mind I quickly gave up on it. It >is no doubt full of nice ideas, but has a good amount of work to do to live up >to it's blurb (this is what really gets me): "the most powerful DB". The ICS >part is a bit strange. I didn't get around to really using it, but from what it >says it is to allow you to use the database functions directly on games being >played. Hard to believe that it brags about cheating... :-) > > Albert Silver Yep I downloaded it, and also have deleted it from my HD.. it has tons of general protection faults, its ics interface BITES, it is NOT the most powerful db etc.. it has lots of problems and I don't consider it even NEAR Cb7 or Ca4.. Lots of hype .. but nothin to support it.. (I think it allows cheating on unrated games.. what a waste.. the last thing an ICS needs is to have people able to cheat without even opening up a seperate program!!)
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