Author: Gordon Rattray
Date: 12:25:37 03/24/00
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On March 24, 2000 at 14:16:40, Pete Galati wrote: >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 I've now checked. The Junior 6 CD has a 320,000 game database. So, the ICD description must have had an ommission. Gordon
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