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Subject: Re: Chessmaster Rules!!!!

Author: John Merlino

Date: 18:49:54 02/04/02

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On February 04, 2002 at 20:36:39, Tina Long wrote:

>On February 04, 2002 at 19:46:24, John Merlino wrote:
>
>>On February 04, 2002 at 18:45:30, Tina Long wrote:
>>
>>>"good for 16 yr olds..."
>>>I havn't seen that said.  But it either refers rudely to some peoples belief it
>>>is a poor program.  Or it refers politely that all it's features & training &
>>>opponents are Good for a developing person to learn their chess.  (or it might
>>>refer to an Alleged personality - a drug addicted prostitute who offers to tutor
>>>you on the Maroczy bind in return for heroin - secretly hidden away in the
>>>depths of CM7k, which got giggles from the boys of CCC in 1999)
>>
>>This personality was definitely a hoax. There were no "secretly hidden away"
>>personalities in CM7000 (or any other version, for that matter).
>>
>>Although, I have to admit that the accusation definitely amused me....
>>
>>jm
>
>http://www.it.ro/ccc_search/ccc.php?art_id=74020
>
>Who to believe?

Well, since the accuser's final statement:

"...we all know that eventually this will be put on the net on games sits
[sic]."

has never happened, the answer is fairly obvious.

>One of these people actually had a Website called "A Shrine to ChessMaster 6k",
>but then wrote some terrible things about CM7k on CCC.  Spreading nasty lies is
>a bit below the belt though.
>
>Maybe I should have said Chessmaster 8000 Rules!!!!

Say whatever you like as long as it's true! ;-)

jm



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