Author: Bryan
Date: 22:48:46 04/21/00
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On April 21, 2000 at 23:24:30, Pete Galati wrote: >On April 21, 2000 at 23:02:11, Bryan wrote: > Hey thanks for the feedback. actually I have chessmaster 5500 for my pc, but I think I want an actual physical computer in front of me. Ebay's merit is debateable, but I really am looking for an inexpensive chess computer and I can get any 1 of dozens so hopefully someone on here can point me in the right direction. In fact there are a few of the radio shack kasparov models offered for less than 20$, not sure if those are a good choice though. I did read a long time ago that the aforementioned novag superconstellation plays more like a human and thus is more fun than some of the other computers out there. Well what do you think? >>Ok, I am considering buying a Novag Superconstellation which is in brand new >>condtion for like 30$. I am a relative weak player, around 1400 maybe. Is this >>a good choice for a chess computer. If not, can you recommend some, there are >>tons for auction on ebay...lots of radio shack models actually. please help! > >My recommendation? Buy or download a program to use on your computer. >Personally, I don't trust ebay, that's where people go to get robbed buying >stuff that belongs in a garage sale. > >You can buy Chessmaster 6000 for less than $30. You can download Der Bringer >for free at http://www.reubold.onlinehome.de/ You can also download Winboard >for free at http://www.research.digital.com/SRC/personal/Tim_Mann/chess.html and >you'll find links on the Winboard pages for downloads of the many great engines >available for it, such as Amy, Crafty, Comet, Phalanx, TCB, Little Goliath, >AnMon, Inmi, Exchess, LambChop, Tristram, SSE, (and more) all free downloads. > >BTW, 1400 doesn't qualify you for "a relative weak player", that puts you well >above the Chess playing ability of the average person. > >Pete
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