Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 13:24:54 10/23/97
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>To all 15WMCC participants > >I have just received a phone call from Mr. Eric Caen of Titus Software >advising me AMD is unable to meet its commitment to supply either >266 MHz or 233 MHz machines as agreed. Apparently these machines are >selling so well that AMD USA is unable (unwilling) to deliver 40 of them >to France as promised. They will be supplying 200 MHz machines. This sounds unbelievable ! This championship could have been a way for AMD to get better image against Intel, and now they ruin much. I cannot believe what I read here. AMD France has no 40 K6/233 CPU ' s ?????? What do they sell in France ? K5 ?? Maybe we should have better asked AMD Germany. Or much better AMD USA. > >I know that many of you will be disappointed not only at this news, but >also at the lateness of it. I too am upset, but understand that an AMD >representative will be on hand at the start of the event on Sunday 26 >October to explain the situation. Aha. Thats a good idea. I have 3 AMD at home, I guess he will have to answer some questions to me. Otherwise we will publish some nice articles in some nice chess-magazins and maybe some nice computer-magazines. >Those of you who really want the faster machines and who are able to >bring their own are urged to do so. :-) >In a separate matter, and in the same phone call, I learned that there >has been a miscommunication somewhere in the provision of sets and >clocks for the event. David Levy is looking into the matter and I am No pieces, no boards and no clocks ? France seem to have really little selling of computerchess. What do they do the whole day in France ... :-) >confident that a uniform collection of sets and boards will be provided >(even if they have to be bought specially for the occasion). However, I >would appreciate it if as many of you as possible can bring a chess >clock for you to use. Customarily many people bring their own clocks, >since >these are light and small enough to travel quite well. I will bring >mine too. A little question: Do they have chairs or shall we bring them with us. I have a favourite arm-chair. Oh - I forgot - we don't have enough SPACE in France to ... > >Sorry that this information comes to you with such short lead time, but >it is being forwarded within minutes of my being appraised of the >situation. > >Bon voyage a Paris > >Tony Marsland Thanks ! :-)
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