Author: Pete Galati
Date: 16:28:05 12/17/00
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On December 17, 2000 at 18:41:14, leonid wrote: >On December 17, 2000 at 12:35:10, Pete Galati wrote: > >>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. > >I must find some more free time to see the programs. At least today I played few >more games with one game. If I do no mistake its name is WinChess. Perfect >graphics and no visible mistakes. Great game! I can make mistake in the name but >it is the program that have the same pieces set as ChessMaster. > Have you tried Bringer yet? http://www.reubold.onlinehome.de/ It's a higher quality program IMO than Winchess (by far) > >>>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 > >As stange as too sound, I came to my chess shop and still found there the same >new woman and old Rebel 10. When will have more time will go to the other chess >shop or will command Rebel 11 through St-Denis shop. I hope than new woman will >become old enough to know how it must be done. Since chess shop do not generate >enough money in our chess shop will have all the time new faces. They all look >like student. > >Leonid. Students have other things they're thinking about, sometimes they're not such good people to rely on if you need something. Pete
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