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Subject: Re: A question for everyone who has written a chess program........

Author: Jonas Cohonas

Date: 14:36:34 06/12/02

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On June 12, 2002 at 16:00:19, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote:

>On June 12, 2002 at 14:31:57, Slater Wold wrote:
>
>>Where'd you come up with the name?
>>
>>Crafty, Fritz, Junior, Rebel, Chess Tiger, Movei, Ferret, Monsoon, etc., etc.
>>
>>
>>Where'd they all come from?
>
>Gaviota is spanish for "Seagull". There two main reasons for its name
>1) My wife nickname when she was a kid
>2) The book "John Livingston Seagull" (Juan Salvador Gaviota in spanish) deals
>with a seagull that flies for the pleasure, trying to reach higher not for
>finding just food. That is the spirit of my programming: Pleasure.
>
>Regards,
>Miguel

Isn't that the wonderful movie "_Jonathan_ Livingston Seagull" based on the
novel by Richard bach?? (in case it is, it is one of my favorite movies)
And i will dig it up from my humongus pile of OLD VHS tapes and watch it again
:)

Regards
Jonas"a fellow flyer"cohonas



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