Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 20:33:33 11/06/01
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On November 06, 2001 at 13:03:19, Roy Eassa wrote:
>On November 06, 2001 at 12:43:38, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On November 06, 2001 at 12:05:29, Roy Eassa wrote:
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>>>On November 05, 2001 at 13:22:24, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>
>>>>We will see what happens with the new
>>>>generation (Junior 7, Fritz 7 and Tiger 15).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>...and Shredder 6 and Hiarcs 8 and Gandalf 5 and ...
>>>
>>>And the beat goes on. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
>>>[Insert favorite cliche here.]
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>>
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>>Things change. Just two years ago there was no Tiger in the SSDF list. No SOS
>>either for example...
>>
>>Computer chess is a highly competitive field.
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>That's actually what I meant. What does NOT seem to change is the battle for
>the top spot(s). Every couple years, new contenders come along. I vividly
>recall when it seemed to be reduced forever to a 2-program battle: MChess and
>Genius. Even before that, it was Sargon versus Chessmaster 2100. You can bet
>that five years from now the top five (or so) will no longer be Tiger, Fritz,
>Junior, and Shredder, and Rebel Century. Some will drop off the pace, and
>others will appear. I cannot imagine the battle being won decisively once and
>for all.
>
>A cynic might view this as being similar to continual upgrades to Windows,
>MS-Office, etc.: a way to collect payments year-in and year-out. (Software
>doesn't rust out like cars, so you have to do _something_ to keep 'em buying.)
>But I'm not that cynical, and really do appreciate the continual improvements.
The level of competition is your best guarantee that nobody is holding a good
stuff to release it in the next update only.
Everybody is forced to put all the good stuff they have in today's update.
Christophe
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