Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 17:18:38 11/02/01
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On November 02, 2001 at 14:21:04, Roy Eassa wrote:
>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.
OK, I have added your name in our beta test list.
Christophe
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