Author: Michael Cummings
Date: 22:48:47 01/20/00
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On January 21, 2000 at 00:53:33, Tina Long wrote: >On January 18, 2000 at 18:08:07, Michael Cummings wrote: > >>On January 18, 2000 at 11:23:59, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >> >>>On January 18, 2000 at 10:52:21, James A. Tackett wrote: >>> >>>>After reading several nice reviews of Chess System Tal, I decided to purchase >>>>it. However, I cannot find where to buy it. I'm surprised that it is not >>>>available at the standard outlets if it is as good as the reviewers say. >>> >>>Jim, >>> >>>Just go to: >>> >>> http://www.oxford-softworks.com/index.html >>> >>>The reason that Chris Wittingtons' program (Chess System Tal II) isn't sold at >>>ICD is a long story but it has to do with Mr. Wittingtons personality. Mr. >>>Schwartz on the other hand has a nice personality. It has nothing at all to do >>>with the quality of the program. >>> >>>Yours in computer chess, >>> >>>Tim Frohlick >> >>Personally I would not pay money to buy this program. Cause when you buy a >>program you are helping to support the programmer, something which in this case >>I do not want to do. > >I hope that you also do not buy Insurance, or use credit cards, or pay taxes.... >I too would buy ice-cream from the Devil, if it was triple-choc. > >Chris is a Computer Chess Programmer & for that deserves credibility. If he >also has a bitter tongue, that doesn't effect the product. I have the Demo of >CSTal and particularly like it's eccentric style, and the pretty flashing >histogram. > >JMO >Tina Long I would say there have been a few times I have used software from people who are less than nice. Just that I know and have seen what he is like, And I make the personal choice not to support him. By the way, you are the second personal who would ask for little to jump into bed with the Devil. There is nothing that I would want or do to get into bed with that kind of Evil. Personally buying CSTal for me is like buying from a shonky salesman who says that the public are morons and I make money off morons. This by no means, means that Chris has ever said anything like that. Just a thought that goes through my head when I think of him
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