Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 15:28:20 11/20/99
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On November 20, 1999 at 14:43:13, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:
>Christophe!
>
><VBG>
>
>A chess program is an IT!
Maybe you have noticed that I almost never use the word "it" when I talk about
Chess Tiger. It's not a mistake, it's on purpose.
For me it's not a thing anymore. It's a person (of male gender, but it could
have been the opposite as I said earlier), with his character, strengths and
weaknesses.
For me some programs are more like persons than like things.
Rebel, Tiger, ChessMaster, and some others, I call them "he". There is something
warm inside.
Fritz, Genius and others, I call them "it".
No offense, just that some are more obviously mechanics than others. I'm not
implying anything about quality. Just a feeling about style, and I'm no expert.
>Are we all flipping here? Male baboons :))))
>
>But nevertheless congratulations with Tiger - no matter the gender. From all
>results even the lowest ranked baboon here (yes Jeroen, you'll get a banana. and
>now I want to see your face again, please) you and your team have produced
>something special and strong, and I hope it will be as entertaining against
>humans (male & female). Kudos.
Thanks.
Christophe
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