Author: Uri Blass
Date: 01:22:55 06/15/03
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On June 15, 2003 at 01:02:04, Drexel,Michael wrote: >On June 14, 2003 at 15:20:13, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On June 14, 2003 at 14:02:44, Drexel,Michael wrote: >> >>>On June 14, 2003 at 12:51:13, zeidoun wrote: >>> >>>>So that , i don't understand why this is a sad news. >>>>They prouved with Junior 8 that they are really serious. Everyone can make wrong >>>>decisions, but the good guy is the one that recognizes this and try to correct >>>>it. >>> >>>We are not talking about Junior 8 here. This was obviously a major Bug and the >>>fix was absolutely necessary. Someone reported a loss on time in no more than 23 >>>moves. >>> >>>This is sad news for several reasons. >>>First of all Chessbase might decide to release only a CB-native version and not >>>the expected UCI and Winboard compatible version. >> >> >>I think that it is the decision of the programmer and not of chessbase. >> >>>This would mean that you are not able to use Gandalf in Chess Assistant 7.1, >>>SCID or Shredder classic. >>>Even if they will release such a version you still have to pay also for the >>>Fritz GUI. >> >>I do not see it in this way >>I pay only for the engine. >>The question if I get new gui or do not get gui is not a factor that >>influence my decision to buy a new engine. > >You can not buy the engine without GUI. So you have to spend part of the money >for the GUI. Quite logical... The point it that they could sell me only the engine for the same price so I do not feel that I pay for the GUI. > >> >>New GUI can be a disadvantage because when I am used to one GUI I can find it >>hard to get used to another gui and UCI engines and winboard engines can be used >>also under chessbase GUI. > >UCI engines,many winboard engines and also MCS engines can not be used in the >Chessbase database program. I do not use the chessbase database program. Using the engines to play or analyze is enough for me and almost everything can be used under Fritz. > >> >>I have tiger14 with chesspartner GUI but I almost do not use it in that GUI. > >I have orderd Chess Assistant 7 but I dont think I will be able to use Tiger 15 >or Gambit Tiger III in any other GUI. > >>The problem is that it is more convenient to use all chess engines in the same >>GUI and I see no reason to change GUI if all the chess engines can work on the >>same GUI. >> > >Have you ever been successful in connecting to ICC or FICS with your Chessbase >GUI? I never tried but for this purpose I have winboard and Movei. Uri
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