Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 11:21:04 11/02/01
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On November 02, 2001 at 14:10:32, Christophe Theron wrote: >On November 02, 2001 at 13:23:52, Roy Eassa wrote: > >>Hi Christophe, >> >>There's a question I've been thinking about for a long time. Let's see if I can >>ask it without it coming out wrong: >> >>I bought Rebel Tiger 13 (& upgraded to 14) and think it plays great. I bought >>Chess Assistant, which comes with Tiger 13, but got no discount for essentially >>buying Tiger 13 again. Now I've standardized on the ChessBase interface and I >>wish to run Tiger inside that, but there is apparently no discount or upgrade >>path from the versions I already have, even though the engine is reportedly >>identical. I must purchase Tiger yet a 3rd time for the same PC. >> >>On a separate, but semi-related note, I would also like to register Tiger for >>Palm. And when it arrives, I'll want Tiger for PocketPC. >> >>Having lost my job in July, it's hard for me to justify (to myself or my >>significant other) paying for Tiger again and again, especially 3 >>only-slightly-different PC copies. Is there any thought of providing package >>discounts if a person buys several types of Tiger (e.g., ChessBase, Palm, and >>PocketPC) all at once? And/or perhaps a discount on certain types of Tiger >>(multiple PC flavors and/or different platforms) if the buyer already owns other >>type(s)? >> >>Thanks!! > > > >There is no plan to provide such discounts for the PC version of the Chess Tiger >engine. Actually you are talking about 3 competiting companies here, so they do >not have to coordinate their efforts. > >However there will be a discount for users of Tiger for Palm who will buy the >PocketPC version, and it will also work the other way around. > >If you already have a PocketPC computer, you can have the PocketPC version for >free by becoming a beta tester of the PocketPC version. Actually that's not for >free: you'll have to use it and provide feedback about this version, which means >you'll have to do some work for us. You'll pay for the PocketPC version with >your work if you prefer. It's not a good deal in term of salary, but on the >other hand that's time you would have spend playing with a chess program >anyway... :) > I would be delighted to do this. (I was a beta tester for Hiarcs 1.0 and for Zarkov, so many years ago. I was told I did a very good job.) I have an iPAQ 3635 (206 MHz StrongARM). Feel free to send Tiger for PocketPC to me any time! ardee@mediaone.net Thanks, -Roy.
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