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Subject: Re: Will ChessBase ever support chess servers like FICS and ICC (OT)

Author: enrico carrisco

Date: 11:24:53 11/13/02

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On November 13, 2002 at 09:20:51, Roy Brunjes wrote:

>On November 13, 2002 at 00:13:47, enrico carrisco wrote:
>
>>On November 12, 2002 at 22:26:54, Rex wrote:
>>
>>>These two chess servers are very popular and cant understand why ChessBase wont
>>>implement compatibility with these internet chess servers.
>>>
>>>Sure one can install "auto play" second hand drivers to make it work but there
>>>are limitations to this.
>>
>>I think we'll see Microsoft Office for Linux before we'll see implemented
>>ChessBase GUI support for ICC/FICS/Chess.net.  When "features" for increased
>>customer satisfaction encroach upon the monopolistic business strategy of an
>>enterprise, they are deliberately forgone.
>>
>>Or maybe I am wrong and no one actually thought of the idea...  :)
>>
>>-elc.
>
>Technically, M$Office already runs on Linux -- via a product called CrossOver
>Office.  Visit www.codeweavers.com for more info.
>
>Personally, I like the idea of not having to pay M$oft at all for an office
>suite and think that OpenOffice offers a reasonable (but not perfect)
>alternative for very little money (free).
>
>M$soft may decide in the end that porting their office suite to Linux makes
>sense ... we will just have to wait and see.
>

I'll have to look into that -- though I prefer Star anyway...  :)

-elc.



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