Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 10:52:42 01/12/02
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On January 12, 2002 at 12:03:56, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On January 12, 2002 at 10:50:58, Matthew Barnett wrote: > >>Yes, I've had some problems with the ChessBase WinBoard adapter but at least I >>got a taste for, and discovered, WinBoard engines through it. > >That is a positive effect of the Winboard adapter, whatever one may think of it >otherwise. > >>Perhaps ChessBase >>are jealous of WinBoard's stability; not to mention that it has more engines in >>its stable than ChessBase could ever dream of!! > >I'm not sure that Chessbase are jealous of the Winboard community. After all, >they have the majority of commercial engines in their stable. Not to mention the >fact that they rob the users blind. Here I'm thinking of the fact that a user >might want five engines and one GUI. But he gets, and pays for, five engines and >five GUIs. Amazing IMHO. Do you think it is so expensive to pay about 50 Euro for a chess engine? And I do not think it adds much to the cost to sell every engine with a user interface! (Try to calculate yourself how much extra expence it adds to burning the CD....)And that way you will always have the latest interface for your new and old engines. Great if you ask me! Torstein > >However, I'm also quite certain that Chessbase initially wanted to exploit the >Winboard community with as little effort as possible. But better awareness has >made this approach a hot potato. > >Regards, >Mogens
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