Author: Mark Young
Date: 13:12:47 03/19/98
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On March 19, 1998 at 03:51:38, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>Posted by Mark Young on March 18, 1998 at 18:56:59:
>
>>If you want to shoot yourself in the foot thats fine. I like most people
>>who buy chess programs still play the dame things. Your customers want
>>book and position learners. Not because it gets you a high rating on
>>SSDF but because it stops repeat losses when we play it. What fun is a
>>program if I can play the same winning line over and over again.
>>Anything that you programmers do to make your programs play more human
>>like we love. Its to late to turn back the clock.
>>If your going to take a step back you should just fold up shop now and
>>post your new programs for free on the web.
>
>Confusion Mark.
>
>Learning in Rebel will be further improved.
>
>For the HUMAN-COMP part and for the COMP-COMP part also! Customers do
>get what they want! That's the first rule.
>
>I only don't want newest Rebel versions to enter the SSDF list anymore
>for reasons I have explained in detail. Difficult details, I know!
>
>- Ed -
>
>
>>
Im glad to hear that Rebel will keep on improving in all aspects of its
play. I understand fully your problems with SSDF. I have been critical
of SSDF for years and don't take there results as gospel. It will make
it harder for you to sell your new programs for a time with out SSDF. As
some people only buy there chess programs based on SSDF results, but
with a nice web page and good word of mouth this can be over come.
Mark Young.
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