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Subject: Re: I pridict!

Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin

Date: 08:40:47 06/23/99

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As much as "Rohde" is "Rodhe"  I don't even care anymore...

mrslug


On June 23, 1999 at 02:48:00, Bernhard Bauer wrote:

>On June 23, 1999 at 01:57:03, Micheal Cummings wrote:
>
>>
>>On June 23, 1999 at 00:14:58, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote:
>>
>>>In the tradition of pridicting that Mike Rohde would lose to Rebel10.5 in 30
>>>moves or less, yours truly, mrslug-the all-seeing pridicts that John Fedorovich
>>>will be the next GM to play Rebel.  I also pridict that Shredder becomes the
>>>next engine also sold by ChessBase Gmb! And then of course, I'll have my upgrade
>>>price:)
>>>
>>>mrslug - the pridictor?
>>
>>I will have a go at pridicting things.
>>
>>I pridict Mindscape to buy out chessbase, Bring out CM7K which is twice as
>>strong as CM6K, which will rule the SSDF for years to come. Hsu DB chip will be
>>made under contract with Mindscape. It will be called Chessmaster Jr. All other
>>programmers seeing the Chessmaster/Mindscape steam rolling the computer chess
>>world, will jump at mindscape for them to market and sell their programs.
>>Within three years the only people not under Mindscape power will be the
>>freeware chess engines which are basically nothing more than fodder for the
>>might of Mindscape.
>>
>>Within five years due to greed by one of the Mindscape excutives who rips off
>>millions of dollars, the world computer chess market crumbles. Mindscape have to
>>salvage whatever they can and the only program that survives with be Chessmaster
>>9000.
>>
>>This is only a prediction might you. I might be wrong, but then, I was really
>                  ^
>                  |
>Should'nt that be a "pridiction"?
>Kind regards
>Bernhard
>
>
>>the only one who ever thought CM6K would top the SSDF. So one wonders ????



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