Author: Thomas Mayer
Date: 15:19:33 03/04/03
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Hi Michael, >>> I dont want Chessbase standards. I dont want Microsoft standards either. >>> Unfortunately many programs I use ONLY run on these platforms. >> The question is: who is to blame for that ? The programs that run on >> different platforms ??? >Initially it was a suggestion. I thought they could sell more programs. >I didnt blame anyone. well, as long you can use Gandalfs book under any GUI (and that IS the case afaik) I don't see why they should sell less... And I think that even ChessBase may sell more when there engines would be UCIs - simply because they would get interesting for e.g. ChessAssistant users... and could be used with the UCI2WB-Adapter in ChessMaster etc... But it's dreaming - each company must calculate the costs and the payback - might be complicate for the Fritz team to convert Fritz in an UCI compliant engine and it is unsure if there will ever be a payback for that... Anyway I would really like to see an UCI Fritz, Hiarcs, Junior >>> There are only two commercial databases available. >> Don't forget Chess Academy - and for what are you using databases ? For >> analysis, right ?! So well, in case of ChessAssistant and ChessAcademy you >> can use all WinBoard and all UCI engines for analysis... afaik you can not >> even use UCI engines in the Chessbase database... (might be wrong for the >> newest >version...) So why do you need the book ? > Yes, Bookup is commercial too. Maybe they are not so bad but they are surely > not popular. > You dont use databases only for analysis. For what else are you using ChessBase database ? Afaik you can't play with it... (unlike ChessAssistant which is a full playing program...) > In Shredder 7 and Fritz 7,8 GUIs you can use UCI engines. They have limited > database functions. Don't get your point - above you were talking about two databases and now Fritz 7,8 GUI is a database ? Well, of course you are right that the database capabilities of Fritz GUI are better then in ChessPartner or in the wonderful Shredder-GUI - but they are also there... And I am quite sure that Lex will work on that even more in the future... Greets, Thomas
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