Author: Ernst Walet
Date: 12:29:43 04/16/01
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On April 16, 2001 at 11:02:38, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On April 16, 2001 at 04:24:17, Ernst Walet wrote: > >> >>It suffices :) >> >>Ernst. > > >First, a short story. My son was looking for a used Jeep Cherokee. He found >one he liked and asked me to go with him to the dealer to look at it. I went >and when the salesman (the owner) talked with us, he told Chris that he, his >wife, and his son all drove a jeep, that it was a good vehicle, etc. We didn't >pay any attention to the 'fluff' but he liked the jeep and ended up buying it >after we took it home and gave it a thorough mechanical going-over. A month >later, talking to my brother, he had also bought a used vehicle for his son >at the same dealer, but this time the vehicle was a Toyota Camry. The owner >told my brother "I drive one, my wife drives one and my son drives one." > >We finally decided that the word "drives" is the operative word here. To me, >"drives one" means "owns one". But not necessarily. :) > >The moral of this story is that the various chess program vendors are in the >business of selling chess software. If you believe everything they say, you >will _continually_ be disappointed. Because they will twist the truth to the >breaking point. Your posted position is a case in point. One where one >particular commercial engine does very well on, but others don't. And then this >position becomes a big selling point. > >The best way to buy a product is to look carefully at the product. _not_ at >the box it comes in. Ignore the claims. The customer praise. The hyperbole. >The stretched truth. Etc. > >It is about marketing. Not about chess. :) Thanks for your lesson, three things to add here from my side. 1. As beta tester of the Rebel company I allready was quite aware what the Tigers can and can't so that was not the reason to post these positions, the purpose was to entertain. 2. In this regard I was not dissapointed that I could not reproduce all the fast times that where stated in the article. 3. To not "only look at the box", I testet the position with Century3, Fritz6 and CM8000 as well. But of course your reality check is very true :) Ernst.
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