Author: John Coffey
Date: 16:02:18 06/02/00
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On June 02, 2000 at 13:50:11, Robert Smith wrote: > I just installed Fritz 6 on my computer a short while ago, and I must say I >can't find anything I like about it. I don't know what was so wrong with Fritz >5.32 that they had to do this to it. Among other things: > > 1. The chatter is horrible and I can't find a way to shut it up. When I >clicked on Chatter, it downsized the board, but the chatter remained. > 2. The simple, user-friendly database of Fritz 5 has been replaced by one >with a bunch of indecipherable symbols. What was wrong with the old SAVE, >REPLACE, LOAD, etc. buttons? > 3. No buttons at the bottom of the screen. Instead, you get a bunch of >symbols at the top. > > In short, everything is different and nothing represents any sort of >improvement over Fritz 5.32, except (I hope) a stronger engine. Of course, >these are just my first impressions, but if I can't figure Fritz 6 out, I'm >going to have to send it back to ICD and go back to using Fritz 5.32. My impression was exactly the same. One good thing about Fritz 6 is the ability to use winboard engines.
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