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Subject: Re: Fritz8 update

Author: Rex

Date: 16:42:44 05/05/03

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On May 05, 2003 at 19:24:13, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On May 05, 2003 at 19:02:21, Brian Thomas wrote:
>
>>
>>>I would not even worry about geting an update of a version that is weaker than
>>>the original that came with your Fritz 8 CD.
>>>
>>>Jorge
>>
>>That is not true, or at best is an exaggeration on one specific example.  First,
>>get the update, most if it are GUI bug fixes.  If you want, keep backups of the
>>different versions of the engines.  I haven't seen much of a difference between
>>the playing strength.
>>
>>Brian
>
>For each their own, you can test each version 100 games or more if you wish
>against Shredder 7 or 7.04, Deep Fritz7 and let me know what you can find. I
>don't have to walk 100 miles to calculate how long it will take me to get to a
>place located exactly 100 miles away, all that I need it to calculate my
>walking's speed and the rest is simple. If you take a small sample statisticaly
>you can make a good judgement without having to test the mass population.
>
>Jorge

I agree...  Tired of hearing "you need to play more than X number of games in
order for a true test."



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