Author: Marc Bourzutschky
Date: 11:48:08 02/03/03
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On February 03, 2003 at 14:04:28, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On February 03, 2003 at 13:47:43, Tom Likens wrote: > >> >>Computer Chess Compendium >>editor: David Levy >> >>Is this worth buying for ~$90?? I'd be getting it for >>mostly historical reasons. But for this price I would >>hope there would be at least *something* unique to >>recommend it :) >> >>regards, >>--tom > >It is expensive, and if the print run were that of a "real" book, that price >would be enough to make you track down David Levy and/or the publisher and bury >them under a load of poo. > >If you have to have everything, the book is worth it. If you have to have stuff >that you need, the book is not worth it. > >If I recall correctly, the book has the original Shannon article, which isn't in >other books on computer chess. It is big and thick, but it includes a lot of >stuff that is available elsewhere. > >There might be incorrect details in the above. I passed on this book when I saw >it available new, in a bookstore (!), for about half this price, about ten years >ago. I haven't seen it since then. > >bruce I bought mine in a used book store for a few dollars some years ago. I think $90 dollars is definitely rather high for what you are getting. -Marc
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