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Subject: Re: Scaleable Search - very dissapointing

Author: Alessandro Damiani

Date: 18:27:18 12/13/02

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On December 13, 2002 at 20:55:59, Arshad F. Syed wrote:

>I just purchased the book 'Scaleable Search in Computer Chess'. It starts off
>well giving a good overview of the main topics and advances in modern CC, but it
>falters badly towards the end. There are no less than 50 pages dedicated to game
>results and scores. I am getting a migraine just trying to figure out who the
>target audience could possibly be for these drab game scorecards?? It seems like
>the author was trying to market his thesis! With all those test results bundled
>in, at first glance that is what it looks like - an excellent thesis.
>
>As if that was not enough, the price is at a premium - $55 for approx. 300
>pages. Darn, even those C++ bibles with 1200+ pages cost less and come with a CD
>too.

You were not forced to buy the thesis. I am not forced to answer your post.

Alessandro



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