Author: Pete Galati
Date: 09:35:10 12/17/00
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On December 17, 2000 at 09:22:51, leonid wrote: >On December 16, 2000 at 17:22:48, Pete Galati wrote: > >>On December 16, 2000 at 15:11:42, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >> >>>I am looking at a old Inside Chess ed. Oct.3,1994 that has "Kasparov KO'd by >>>Computer" on the cover. Turning to page 3 I see an advertisement for >>>ChessAssistant 1.32. For the Unannoted Game Collection yrs. 1541 to >>>1993(325,000+ games) on floppy disks they are asking $1000.00 US. For each >>>yearly subscription of 72,000 additional games you pay only $150.00 US. >>> >>>Anybody interested? Gee, I get 800,000 games on the Rebel 11 CD and five chess >>>programs for only $54.00 and s+h . Are we spoiled or what? >>> >>>Tim "Good things come to those who wait" Frohlick >> >>Spoiled? Insane might be a better word If you ask me it would be virtually >>imposible to justify spemding that kind of money. >> >>Here's a link to the Pitt Chess archives where you can get the games for free >>http://www.pitt.edu/~schach/Archives/index2.html and if any selection of games >>just doesn't happen to be there, then tough. >> >>Pete > >Thanks for your link! > >Yesterday went to your place and tried only few games. Some are just >magnificent! Pretty nice graphics and engin good enough to win against me very >often. Today will try to see few other programs. The Pitt Chess archives? Oh, that's not mine, I'm not sure if I've ever been to Pittsburg. Some of the more interesting archives there (depends on your opinion) would be by Najdorf, Tarrasch, Tal, Reschevsky, and I guess Fischer obviously did some amazing stuff. > >Rebel 11 I will buy for sure. Strangly enough it is still not in my chess shop >in Montreal on St-Denis street. I am not used to buy through Internet. Will go >and see if my program is already in chess shop. > >Leonid. Buying through the internet can be quite safe if they have a secure site, but to be honest, I still prefer an 800 number so I can make sure they have it in stock before I place an order. Pete
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