Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 12:40:35 09/28/99
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On September 28, 1999 at 15:38:03, Thoralf Karlsson wrote: >On September 28, 1999 at 15:01:02, Dave Gomboc wrote: > >>It was reported here by a member of the SSDF that most of the machines that the >>SSDF uses are owned by volunteers, but that four are owned by the SSDF itself. >> >>1) Are the four machines owned by the SSDF the four AMD K6-2-450 machines? >> >>If the answer to 1) is yes, then > >SSDF owns one K6-2 450 (since a month, a P90 was upgraded) and three P200 MMX. > >> >>2) Was the purchase of these machines sponsored by another organization? >> > >No, definitely not! > >They have been bought with SSDFs own money. Money which mainly comes from >membership fees. (7.700 dollars in -98, estimated 600 dollars in -99) In earlier >years when PLY existed we had some incomes from >advertisement in PLY. Mästarting AB and Hobby Computer Centrale(!) where the >main advertisors during the last years. By the way, HCC still owns us 2.100 >Swedish kroners (250 dollars), which Weiner refuses to pay. ChessBase has never >had any advertisement in PLY. > >>3) Was this other organization ChessBase or any organization that might be >>reasonably construed to be affiliated with ChessBase? > >There is no other organization! > >Thoralf Karlsson,SSDF Thanks for the quick response. It sounds like the whole thing is a load of hot air to me. I'm done on this topic. Dave
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