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

Author: Miguel A. Ballicora

Date: 21:13:40 06/12/02

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On June 12, 2002 at 19:18:48, Jonas Cohonas wrote:

>On June 12, 2002 at 17:57:13, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote:
>
>>On June 12, 2002 at 17:36:34, Jonas Cohonas wrote:
>>
>>>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
>>>:)
>>
>>Yes, Richard Bach is the author. I may have confused the name in english since I
>>read it in spanish when I was a kid. I didn't know there was a movie!!
>>
>>Regards,
>>Miguel
>
>The movie is brilliant (as was the book) you have a treat waiting for you, it is
>one of those rare cases where the movie is better than the book!! IMO.
>http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=97360872330

Thanks!!
Miguel

>
>Regards
>Jonas



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