Author: Pete Galati
Date: 11:16:40 03/24/00
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On March 24, 2000 at 13:39:34, Gordon Rattray wrote: >On March 24, 2000 at 10:58:06, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: > >>On March 24, 2000 at 10:46:36, Eric Fitch wrote: >> >>>I understood that Fritz 6 and Junior 6 were identical programs with the only >>>obvious exception being the engines, e.g. both had the 320,000 game database >>>etc. In ICD's description of Junior 6, there is no mention of the database >>>however. Is this a difference or an omission? >> >>Eric, >> >>The "engine" is the chess program. They play differently and Fritz is better at >>faster time controls. Repeat........ They are two distinct programs. >>They do have the same "Chessbase" interface. They both use EGTBs and can use >>the same opening books. >> >>Tim Frohlick > >Why didn't Bruce Moreland or Tim Frohlick answer the question being asked? > >Instead it comes down to a discussion of what the word "program" means. Some >people view it from an engine viewpoint. Others look at the GUI, i.e. screen >layout, menu options, etc. Considering Eric Fitch mentions "the only obvious >exception being the engines" I would infer he is referring to the GUI and its >functions when he uses the word "program". Although Tim says that the interface >is the same, he also says that they are two distinct programs. So, aside from >the engines how are they distinct? Bruce also says that they are not the same >program? What's the difference then? Remember, the engine difference has >already been acknowledged. > >Anyway, Eric, I'll check my Junior 6 CD to see if the database is on it. Maybe >somebody can answer in the meantime, otherwise I will as soon as possible. > >cheers >Gordon I think there was probably an implied question. The original post sounds a bit unclear because he says that "I understood that Fritz 6 and Junior 6 were identical programs...." ok, this isn't true, the Chessbase interfaces very seldom change all that much from engine to engine, but of course the heart of the Fritz interface is very clearly different than the heart of the Junior program. Any given year, just assume that the database included will be the same. Pete
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