Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 03:05:36 09/15/98
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On September 15, 1998 at 00:40:23, Will Singleton wrote: >With respect to Rookie, or blik on ICC, it indeed seems strong, relative to the >intermediate programs such as mine. However, it is much weaker than any >commercial program. > >I would also enjoy playing against it, but it won't play other computers. Don't >know why that is. > >Will Will, hello! Regarding Rookie, the program that can be downloaded at my site, I have to say that it is a program by Andrew Dados whose later versions all appear under the name of Misssilicon -- both on FICS and on ICC. It just so happened that Andrew came up with a name for his baby program that coincided with Marcel van Kervinck's program Rookie. However, Marcel had christened his program Rookie apparently even before Misssilicon was finished... That is why Andrew never publicly uses the name that rightly belongs to Rookie, the program by Marcel van Kervinck... But it would be downright silly to change the name of the program that Andrew came up with quite unaware of there already being another Rookie. Actually Andrew is trying to think of a fitting name for Misssilicon now... I hope that this little confusion is cleared now, and hope that Blik's (alias Rookie) fame will not be tainted. Regards, Djordje
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