Author: Uri Blass
Date: 06:49:19 09/08/00
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On September 08, 2000 at 08:42:50, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >On September 08, 2000 at 08:36:53, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On September 08, 2000 at 07:38:18, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >> >>>On September 07, 2000 at 18:13:54, Uri Blass wrote: >>> >>>>The purpose is to help the programmer to produce a better version. >>>>In my case I got only the beta software. >>>> >>>>The beta that I got is better than the previous commercial program but weaker >>>>than the commercial program of today. >>>> >>>>I do not know if it is always the case. >>> >>>It is definitely not, at least in my experience. I always got the final, >>>commercial release of the program I tested. If the programmer asks me to beta >>>test his program, I do and later on he doesn't send me the final copy I would >>>take it not so well. But, as I said, it has never happened. >> >>In my case when I tested Junior4.9 I got only .dll files from Amir Ban >> >>.dll file was enough for the beta version that were 16 bits but was not enough >>for the final version that was 32 bit. >> >>I know that thorsten czub also got the same 16 bit version and could not get the >>32 bit version because his bad relations with chessbase. >> >>I did not attack chessbase like thorsten but I also criticized chessbase for the >>secret autoplayer at that time and I did not think to try to ask chessbase to >>give me the 32 bit interface. >> >>The final product was of Chessbase and Amir and I tested only for Amir. >>I think that your case is different because you tested for chessbase. > >Not really. I tested much more for Rebel, Tiger, Hiarcs and others, and I always >got the final version. I understood that this was always done to all >beta-testers. Your case is unfortunate and, I hope, unique. > >Enrique I did not say that you tested only for chessbase. You did not work for one programmer and this was my point when I said that you tested for chessbase. My reasons for testing Junior were different than your reasons for testing programs. I tested Junior because I wanted to help Amir to develop a better program. I usually looked at my test games in order to learn from them about new ideas to suggest for Amir. I also think that my case is not exactly unique because thorsten also had to buy Junior5 after playing with the 16 bit version. Uri
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