Author: Jeroen van Dorp
Date: 05:40:31 10/29/99
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Micheal, Yes you are right. Rebel shouldn't have a DOS interface anymore, although it's flexible enough. Not like the interfaces of some older DOS programs. Yes, I like to squeeze it to 1024x768 like Tina, and set refresh rates at 85Hz or higher. Yes, I think it's lousy Rebel Century as a top program hasn't a resign feature and plays on like stupid in a KN vs. K situation. Is it too much asked for, those features? No. But from the discussions earlier on - yes you missed them and are found guilty by the jury :) - here and elsewhere I think Ed and his crew have recieved the message. Although I'm not too happy with the Schaakmeester interface for CP. Okay, we'll live through it. Yes it's irritating to have a DOS program with which many pc's generate problems, running Win98, or Win 95 or whatever, like with your mouse driver. I once installed it on an old P200 and I didn't even got the mouse to work. Nasty. Unfriendly. But: the main reason I still buy it is because of the playing style. As I'm a very moderate chess player (how friendly put) I will never win from those programs at full strenght. Fritz6 weaker than Fritz 5.32? Thank heaven. Now I have just 99.999999% chance of losing against it instead of 99.99999999% against Fritz 5.32. There are people here knowing that I'm not picky about ChessBase products :) but every time I play Fritz or Hiarcs in handicap or friendly mode I see those stupid moves with which the program offers material to me. There we have our handicap, now Fritz will play on at full strenght. That's not what I meant with adaptible. Rebel never gave me that feeling. When I play it in a serious game there's always that sweaty mousehand (yuk) I'll get when playing online against real people (ooooh....#%6$, that's wrong, hope he doesn't see it...). And with RC you'll get more flexible ways to play against you - different styles at the same rating. That's what I like with programs like Rebel, CS Tal (and aslo Nimzo 99, because of the nice tweaking possibilities). For me that's 95% reason to buy RC also. I love it again. Shouldn't playing style count more than interface? *********** BTW did you try Prince of Persia 3D? Will last until Christmas, unless you're an 8 year old hyperactive, in which case you will play it out in 3 days. It's like Tomb Raider, but without Lara Croft and her big...guns. (moderators do your work) Jeroen ;-}
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