Author: Randolph S. Baker
Date: 06:35:58 11/13/97
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On November 13, 1997 at 00:13:53, Keith Ian Price wrote: >On November 12, 1997 at 17:55:08, Bert Seifriz wrote: > >>As most people know now, Junior will come as Fritz/ChessBase engine! >>I have heard from another programmer who will sell his program >>next year as Fritz engine, too. >>This brings the number of available engines to nearly 10!! >> >>Nothing against ChessBase, but I would find it >>very boring when the next WCCC shows only Fritz boards >>on all computers and inside work Hiarcs, Junior, M-Chess, >>Nimzo, Genius, CS-Tal, Rebel etc. >> >>Am I the only person who has a strange feeling about this >>development? Are individual programs not much more colorful? >>Bert > >Actually, I like the idea. The unified interface doesn't require a >re-learning of the keystrokes necessary to accomplish each task, the >included database is good, and if they were to add computer-computer >connectivity with error checking, and computer-ICC or FICS connectivity, >I'd be very happy. To rely on an non-upgraded, and obsolete autoplayer >that attepts to interface from the outside is wasting a lot of my time >with interrupted games, and at 40/2 that's a lot of wasted time. I >wouldn't mind the tax for the special cable if there were consistent >upgrades, and better functionality. As far as the argument against >including FICS connectivity is concerned, an unswitchable whisper at the >beginning of a FICS-connected game would prevent cheaters, but allow >people to see the style of the commercial game they are thinking of >buying. A program like CSTal would benefit greatly from this, since its >style is so enjoyable to watch. It would also allow more games against >humans, which so many say they desire. > >kp Count me as a another supporter of this approach. Bugs aside, Fritz has one of the best interfaces for exploring multiple variations and doing analysis. Chris, CSTal may never enter the "caverns of Beelzebub", but I'm one potential customer who would instantly write the check as soon as it made its appearance. Randy
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