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Subject: Re: SSDF can't wait to test certain Programs; is there a Conspiracy ?

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 06:29:35 01/21/01

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On January 21, 2001 at 09:26:46, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>All that I can conclude by reading different messages by SSDF tester is that
>they can't wait for the Rebel Tiger 13.0 patch to be released in order to start
>testing the new Tiger. Deep Fritz and Rebel Century 3 has been tested with more
>than three programs each. I understand that Nimzo 8 was released to the SSDF
>testers at the same time that Deep Fritz was released, but for some reason none
>of the testers have started to test Nimzo 8 yet.

How do you know? Did you ask them and they confirmed your conspiracy theory?

Enrique

> They have to understand that
>nimzo program has a lot of customers who are just waiting for the SSDF to start
>testing the new version before they can upgrade to the new Nimzo 8. Why are they
>so impatient to get their hands on the patch for Rebel Tiger 13.0 and
>Chessmaster 8 when there is an excellent program by Dr. Crilly Donninger sitting
>in the tester desk collecting dust.
>
>PS: I just figured out the annoying MFC42.DLL conflicts with Nimzo8.dll it was
>due to an outdated driver for my video card, that was incompatible with Windows
>ME. Now I am back doing my own private test against Junior 6, and it is winning
>by a slight margin using the standard SSDF time control. This time I am using my
>newer AMD Athlon 800 MHz, which seems to benefit Nimzo 8 more than using an
>inferior AMD K6-2 500 MHz.
>
>Pichard.



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