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Subject: Re: My lament!

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 23:17:20 09/07/00

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On September 08, 2000 at 01:16:18, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On September 07, 2000 at 22:14:17, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>> This will have to be the last generation of chess programs I will ever be
>>buying, as I will not be able to devote much more of my life to chess, and less
>>so, programs (which you need chess knowledge to be able to appreciate).
>
>
>
>Can I ask you why you won't be able to spend so much time on chess programs?
>
>You sound like a passionated person, and only something really serious (maybe
>bad) can prevent a computer chess enthusiast from spending time on them.
>
>I hope it's not the case. At least that it's not something bad.
>
>I wish you the best.
>
>
>    Christophe


I have read Stuart's contribution as follows: saturation + the fact we
have made our programs too strong. Too strong in the sense you need to
be a good chess player to understand what is going on on the board. I
just hope I understood wrong :)

Ed



>>  I just wish to express my plea to the programmers to try to push it all in
>>this year, and not to wait for another one or two years!
>>  CM says openely about some things "it won't be this time round" (similar to
>>that).
>> My first program was Psion by Lang, as well as Turbo King 2, about 11 years
>>ago. I was intreagued by the phenomina, and used to day dream about it the whole
>>day. I really should have become a programmer!
>>  Anyway, I'm hoping that the upcoming generation will be a real taste of what
>>the final perfection will look like, as I have waited 11 years, and must be
>>satisfied with what will be now!
>>  I hope to be getting a few programs, so I can see whatever today has to offer.
>>And I will personally be one of the people who will be absolutely delighted
>>about anything esp. relating to knowledge and playing strength, which is not
>>pushed off for another year! And I would like to thank all the programmers for
>>all their work from the past, present and future.
>>S.Taylor



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