Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 12:34:05 10/13/02
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On October 13, 2002 at 15:31:31, Roy Eassa wrote: >On October 11, 2002 at 20:29:49, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>Greetings, >> >>I was doing a google search on computer chess - and I came across a post that >>was by posted by ME. That inspired me to find my oldest post on r.g.c.c that is >>in Google. Now there could be one older - but the one I found is below and I >>vaguely remember posting it and believe it is my first post. What was >>surprising is that my very first post on r.g.c.c was a weak attempt at humor >>and had nothing to do with computer chess. >> >>Those were the days.... >> >>http://groups.google.com/groups?q=+%22chessman+voicenet+com%22+group:rec.games.chess.computer&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&scoring=d&as_drrb=b&as_mind=12&as_minm=5&as_miny=1993&as_maxd=11&as_maxm=3&as_maxy=1996&selm=4aks5b%24pev%40news.voicenet.com&rnum=70 > > >I go back to 1992 (I was using my boss's account but I signed my name at the >bottom of the messages): > >http://tinyurl.com/1yiw > >http://tinyurl.com/1yix <--first one directly about CC > >http://tinyurl.com/1yiy > >These are in rec.games.chess. I don't think rec.games.chess.computer existed >yet. > >PS: These are short URLs for otherwise really long URLs at Google Groups. >TinyURL.com is free and useful IMHO. Here's what I said in 1992 (a decade ago!): I have used the old MChess, the new "Pro" version, and the Chess Machine. You will be surprised to learn that M-Pro has a vastly improved interface, with true mouse support, menus (sort of), and the like. It's still somewhat behind the Chess Machine (which I agree is the best). And yes, I have complained bitterly about the copy protection. However, let's be fair: If your hard disk crashes or you otherwise lose your copy of MChess (or MChess Pro), the author WILL stand behind you. I know this firsthand. Also, they have a hotline number to help with this and other kinds of problems. Both the author and his assistant are reasonable, friendly people who are not out to screw their customers. Another point to make: if you buy a fast PC (e.g., 486-50DX or 486-66DX2), you gain the benefits of: * Making MChess Pro stronger * Making all your non-chess programs run faster * Higher resale value * Making any and all other chess programs you buy (or download, etc.) stronger. This includes decent programs like Chessmaster 3000 -- the Windows version is quite nice -- and Fritz II and Zarkov. I for one like the idea of having multiple, very strong programs. They have very different styles and very, very different strengths and weaknesses. You'd be amazed at how much faster program 'a' is than program 'b' on solving one position, whereas the opposite is true for another position. Although I think the Chess Machine is a fabulous product, I would advise most people to get the fastest PC possible and get one or more of the top programs instead. ...Roy Eassa
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