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Subject: Re: Fritz 7 glitches? Pure BaLONEY

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 06:33:47 01/25/02

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On January 25, 2002 at 05:02:29, karen Dall Lynn wrote:

>On January 25, 2002 at 03:52:19, Torstein Hall wrote:
>
>>On January 25, 2002 at 00:01:02, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>
>>>On January 24, 2002 at 22:58:17, James Doby  wrote:
>>>
>>>>On January 24, 2002 at 22:52:53, Tina Long wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On January 24, 2002 at 22:30:14, James Doby  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On January 24, 2002 at 20:18:17, karen Dall Lynn wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Greetings
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>This is an extended repost of an anterior post.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I found the following bugs (?) in my Fritz 7
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>1) No automatic learning. Try to play a number of times an unusual first move
>>>>>>>which is give (like a3 for instance) 0 in the defaut condition of the book.
>>>>>>>Nothing happens, no tabulation for that movie. Yet the manual option "learn from
>>>>>>>a database" will work ok.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>2) When I click for clipping a Cross-table on a database, if I chose the option
>>>>>>>"fill with spaces", sometimes Fritz 7 silently unloads.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>3) The stop buttoms of the engines do not work during an engine match
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Are these to be regarded as glitches?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Some people will always find something to complain about.
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi James,
>>>>>Umm, what you say is partially true, some people do expect their software to
>>>>>work correctly, and they enquire if their own software problems are shared by
>>>>>others.  I think the above post was, rather than being a complaint, a query as
>>>>>to whether other people are experiencing the same problems.
>>>>>
>>>>>When you say "Pure BaLONEY" does that mean that Your F7 does not have these
>>>>>three problems?  Or are you saying your F7 Does have the same problems & it is
>>>>>BaLONEY to enquire if other people have the same?
>>>>>
>>>>>I'm just trying to detirmine the "solidarity" of F7 (upgrade2).
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>Tina Long
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have had no problems at all with Fritz 7
>>>
>>>Really? Hmmm...even Chessbase mentioned bug patches with their latest upgrade.
>>>I'm sure there are many more before Fritz 7 becomes both the strongest chess
>>>engine, (Still up for debate) and is bug free.
>>>I for one am glad for these posts as it's convinced me to stay away from Fritz 7
>>>untill they get all or at least most of the kinks out.
>>
>>You do not have to wait anymore! In my view, or at least on my PC, close to
>>everything works perfect after the last update!
>>
>>Torstein
>>
>>PS What makes the Fritzes stand out from the competition is not only about
>>playing strenght, but the great looks of it and the ease use!
>>
>>>
>>>BTW...so what if there are many complaints? Isn't what this forum is for, to
>>>disscuss computer chess and also the promlems related to programmes?
>>>
>>>Last time I checked it was!
>>>
>>>Terry
>
>If close to everything is working, please tell us what are then the few/little
>things that are *not* working. In special, tell us if your book learns
>automatically from the playing and if the stop buttoms of the engines works
>during an engine match.
>
>tks
>
>Karen

I know that there is book learning in my copy of Fritz 7. There may be cases
where it do not work, but at least I can see booklearning working in my opening
book.

I have had no problem stoping engine matches. (There may have been a delay of a
few seconds)

Torstein



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