Author: Kim Hvarre
Date: 16:53:47 05/05/98
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On May 05, 1998 at 16:26:26, Detlef Pordzik wrote: >Including your later answer - calling the above as " off-topic " - I'd >like to call your entire posting as - strange, by content - not by >meaning. >The message in undoubtably - and this is just, what Thorsten reacted at. >( In his very style - but, correct ) > >I see no reason far or near to learn Swedish - just to become closer >involved >with the SSDF. >Nor with PLY - which obviously is dedicated strongly to the natives of >Sweden. > >I've allways respected the members + headers of the SSDF ; >if they make surprising + relevant mistakes today - it is a COMMON >thing, >as long as the list is available for everybody. >To question a handling is no sacrileg. > >And competence - as Thorsten wrote, has nothing to do with inside or >outside. >But, to stick to the - true - content of his message : >where were you + what did you do, dear Kim, when we, the people Thorsten >mentioned from Germany, started testing.....and writing on progs like >Leonardo or Constellation ?? And continued on this work with the progs >of today, BTW. > >I may have rememberance fallouts - but I sure don't remember you - just >to remain " topic " on competence..... >and this is only the small spectrum Germany - who mentioned Austria ( ! >), >GBR, USA......with all the eloquent, well known folks of " the past " - >WITH their knowledge - which still are on scene, today ? > >You really should overthink the message of yours ! > >ELVIS >( Detlef Pordzik ) Hello "Elvis" I'm not quite sure I understand Your answer correct, but let me rephrase - my primary motive was based on nostalgia - You know the song? - induced by reading all the more or less relevant messages about SSDF (originally based on the serious matter regarding autotest, etc.), everybody suggesting how SSDF (sic!) ought to perform their tests. I, too prefer a list with minimum deviation from "reality" or maximum reliability, which is trivial. Nostalgia, that was all! And Yes, it was nice days where the testers were not depended of the programmers, i.e. primarily bought the machines for private use. Regarding the matter of Ply being "dedicated strongly to the natives of Sweden", I must correct You; 1) The mainsubject and the editorial line for Ply is computerchess and I do not think Sweden's are especially "equipped" here;). Only obstacle is the language (which explain the expressed wish). 2) In relation to the over-all quoting of Ply (list) in media/Net one hardly can believe that Ply is limited to the "Scandinavian community". Just look at this forum… RightYou are about a potential quality in questioning. It's no sacrilege nor related to inside/outside, but remember the fact that it's still a little club of devoted people, basically not asking for the worlds sanction, but "just" playing with computers (before the Net, interested programmers and others got password to the former related BBS, where they could download the lists and comment in general), and use the results in e.g. their marketing! The in/out-matter was an figurative invitation to serve SSDF equivalent to the obvious importance it has e.g. in this forum… Regarding my personal position in the universe of those gone days. Well, if You'd read Danish magazines, You would have found tests/evaluations of CC (Voice-don't remember its name, but: "This is CC, Your computeropponent,... or something like that with rusty voice)", Boris, Morphy, Stenitz, Super Constellation, an interview with the (Danish) maker of - was it Turbostar, among other things + some early testgames for SSDF ;) As I said, I'm not sure I understood Your posting, but in the matter of competence I certainly not pretend it' is in front of my screen, which though not necessarily means, that I can't get bored of "kindred spirits". And the very reason why I'm on this board is the presence of the opposite - no names are necessary, they e.g. make thrilling applications faster than one can catch up to familiarize with. Sensitive space we have here or? Best regards, kim PS. I still think it's a funny idea 25 or 50.000 people joining Ply - think of all the testgames! OK - lesser can do it.
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