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Subject: Re: Those Old Fidelity Machines, Hmmmm !!

Author: James Thompson

Date: 11:34:15 08/31/00

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On August 31, 2000 at 13:34:58, EARL R. FULLER wrote:

>Yes, there are still Fidelity progams that i can't win a match against!
>Example, the Mach 4 and i must mention that the Premiere Elite with the
>Vancouver Program 68030 chip. Hmmm, and the Mephisto Genius 68030. Buy the way
>the Vancouver progam was the prelude to the Genius program. Even though these
>are old programs, it would be a good guess that most chess players, even lower
>rated masters (under 2300) would find it a challenging match!
>In any case, if players like myself didn't buy progams like Shredder, as an
>example, i believe there won't be much of a market for these programs! Try to
>remember, most of the chess playing public are not Grand Masters, but, we are
>the ones that buy the books, tapes, and programs of every description.
>Yes i understand, that if one can't beat a lower rated program, why buy a newer
>and stronger one? Well, for the same reason "you" would want to play Fisher or
>Kasparov or any of the other great players of the world! You know your never
>going to win a match or even a game but you just have to do it!  lololol


I agree with your sentiments.  I have a Mesphisto Exclusive with the Polgar
8-bit module that still gives me a challenging game.  That is unless I play the
Stonewall opening.  LOL!!

James



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