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Subject: Re: JUNIOR 6

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 18:56:34 03/13/00

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On March 13, 2000 at 19:22:14, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:

>On March 13, 2000 at 18:35:16, george m bodkin wrote:
>
>>JUST ABOUT TO BUY JUNIOR 6 AS SOON AS MY LAPTOP IS DELIVERED. IS THIS STILL THE
>>BEST PROGRAN TO GET?
>
>Mr. Bodkin,
>
>Yes!  Fritz 6 has its' merits too.  Rebel Century and Rebel 10 find solutions to
>chess problems that Junior or Fritz don't but I think that you will be very
>happy with Junior 6/6a and it will beat you and other programs most mercilessly.
>Junior 6 is about 80 to 100 elo points than the old Junior 5 .  Junior 5 was a
>most excellent program.  None of todays programs are "perfect" and as Dr. Hyatt
>has stated "they all have holes".
>
>I have not beaten or even drawn the damned thing yet and I can usually at least
>get a draw every now and then against Rebel 10.  You will be very happy.
>
>
>Tim Frohlick

What's the big surprise? How can anyone less than a strong master level ever
expect to win or draw against any of the top ten programs on equal terms?
 Maybe rebels are just below than the very top, but on equal terms?

   Also I too am now just about to buy Junior6 and fritz6, having all but given
up waiting for something just slightly better-which might have all the playing
standard qualities within one rather perfect program.
  I simply didn't want to see my 2 new programs ever beaten by those of last



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