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Subject: Re: FRITZ5 SIDE OF STORY

Author: blass uri

Date: 06:00:45 04/12/98

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On April 11, 1998 at 23:02:15, SEAN EVANS wrote:

>Hello Mark,
>
>The the way I see it "the consumer who purchases these programs" is Ed
>and the rest of that group had their crappy over priced DOS based
>programs get their butts kicked by a great WIN95 program, laiden with
>many great features that their programs don't have and that is to bad!
>Now their sales will drop or they will have to come into the year 1998
>and write a Windows program!  HELLO ED, MARTY AND THE REST OF YOU it is
>1998 not 1983 any more.  People don't want crappy DOS programs any more.
>  I like the Rebel chess engine I think it is amazing but I will tell
>you one thing there is no way in hell I will pay $ 116 U.S. for another
>DOS chess program when I can buy Fritz, CM5500, Shredder etc...
>There is an adventage for dos programs

The windows system cause the computer to be slower
(from a reply to one question of me I understood that it is
only 3% or 5-10% but I prefer that a chess program will have 2 versions
one for DOS and one for WINDOWS)

>I notice Ed has never dared post these accusations on rgcc where he
>can't control who and what is posted.
>
>Please read this email quickly as its' life expectancy is unfortunately
>going to be until Ed and the rest of that bunch reads it!!!
>
>Regards, Sean



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