Author: Andreas Mader
Date: 23:05:41 12/03/97
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On December 03, 1997 at 18:44:36, Thorsten Czub wrote: >> I >>suppose Chris is going to Windows in his next CSTAL version because that >>is the future or at least the present because finally, there is a last >>argument that cannot be refuted: we, customers, want windows. > >I am a customer too - I have bought many programs so far. >I will not accept a OS that is bigger blasted bigger and bigger just >because "MINIFLUSS"-Microsoft has a contract with all kinds of >HD-companies. > >>And when I >>say customers I refer not only to a bunch of computerized wizards that >>loves to expend half a day looking for the best config for getting an >>extra kilobyte of hash tables. > >Nonsense. When I use Fritz3 (A DOS PROGRAM!!) I get more hash than >Fritz5 under WIN with fritz3-engine. The same with Hiarcs6 under DOS and >Hiarcs6 under Fritz5 and hiarcs6 engine. I don't talk about the speed >difference ! >The same with Genius ! My DOS version of Genius5 gets always more hash >than my windows version. >WHY ? Because the OS WIN95/3.1 or whatever Microsoft OS needs so much >resources that there is not enough left for the chess program. Hello Thorsten! Sorry that I cannot agree with you... :) I was one of the last 'mohicans' using DOS. I was a real DOS freak and it took a long time before I realized that DOS is history. I had a boot manager which let me decide if I wanted to boot with DOS or with Win95, but last week I 'did it'. I formatted the hard disc and said goodbye to DOS. The reason: Beside a few chess programs I don't know of ANY commercial _new_ program that doesn't support Windows. If a DOS program gets more hash tables than the Windows version the programer has to take care of it. I can only speak of Nimzo: Here you can in a very simple way manually adjust the size of the hash tables. You do it once and that's it! If you want to test your hard drive, you can set it to the maximum... :) So its not only Windows' fault, the authors can do something! >I have NOT bought 3 pc's to make Mr.Gates confident or to make my OS >confident. >The only reason I have a pc if to make me confident ! > > >>Maybe I am getting old, but, I repeat, I >>got tired of that ceremony and his many problems. > >Hm. I am 30 ! Is this old ? > Yes. _Very_ old!!! (I asked my sons!) :) Sure, you can fight for DOS as long as you want and your reasons are valid, but you cannot sell a program that doesn't support Windows these days. Sad, but true. So you can insist on the 'better' operating system and sell less units or you can follow Miro$oft and sell more units of MChess, CSTal, .... Your choice.... Best wishes Andreas
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