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Subject: Re: Scaleable Search - very dissapointing

Author: Arshad F. Syed

Date: 18:44:33 12/13/02

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On December 13, 2002 at 21:27:18, Alessandro Damiani wrote:

>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

I didn't force anyone to read my post. Like it or ignore it!



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