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Subject: Re: Can't tell which program is BEST--Buy the top 6ix.

Author: Andrew Dados

Date: 10:26:26 08/30/00

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On August 30, 2000 at 12:44:23, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:

>Dear CCC,
>
>The recent WMCC was a most interesting event.  The level of play is becoming
>increasingly intricate and deceptive ie "like a grandmaster".  In order to avoid
>bitterness and factionalism I suggest that you should try to purchase the top
>programs every two to three years.  Hiarcs, Rebel/Tiger, Fritz, Shredder, Junior
>and MChess are good programs.  This is an exciting time.  The programs are good
>but they still lack grandmaster "finesse".  In time we will see such programs
>but we are watching the progress and it is fascinating.
>
>The programs are better than 90% of us (Lawrence Chen)and (Larry Tamarkin)
>excluded.  Please help the starving computer programmers and sales professionals
>and contribute to the further development of these marvellous diversions.
>
>
>BTW  In five years from now the standard computer will be the equivalent of an 8
>GHz machine with an internal 2 GHz data bus  with the equivalent of 4 GBytes of
>RAM and 600 GByte "hard" data storage.  The monitors will be plastic with a
>diagonal size of 24 inches and a peak resolution of 4000x9000 and a refresh rate
>of 200 Hz.   I think that you will still have to turn it on but it will be in
>constant readiness and there will be no boot up period.  Believe it or not, the
>machines will still not beat the top grandmasters at 40/2 chess...
>

.. and the opening of choice will be stonewall. As it was 10 years ago against
puter opponent :)
-Andrew-

>
>Tim Frohlick



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