Author: georges alain
Date: 00:14:45 06/19/03
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On June 18, 2003 at 13:06:28, Joachim Rang wrote: >On June 18, 2003 at 12:59:45, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On June 18, 2003 at 12:51:41, Joachim Rang wrote: >> >>>On June 18, 2003 at 12:47:53, Russell Reagan wrote: >>> >>>>On June 18, 2003 at 11:57:04, Terry McCracken wrote: >>>> >>>>>Since there simply is no single processor >>>>>version of that engine we will not be able to provide you with a fix/upgrade. >>>> >>>>I don't understand. They are saying that Deep Junior 8 will not even run on a >>>>single CPU machine, but Junior 8 will? I've never heard of software behaving >>>>like that (could be true though, I guess). If Deep Junior 8 (the one that played >>>>Kasparov) will run on a single CPU machine (even if it is a bit slower due to >>>>being multi-threaded), then allowing those who purchased Junior 8 to download >>>>Deep Junior 8 would seem like a very nice solution. >>>> >>>>Terry (and others), would you feel that this would be a good solution (assuming >>>>that DJ8 will work on a single CPU machine)? >>> >>>DJ8 will work on a single CPU machine, but will also work on a DUAL-Machine. So >>>giving away DJ8 to all purchasers of J8 will be similiar to sell DJ8 for the >>>price of J8 for Chessbase. >> >>Not exactly because if they give only the version that played against kasparov >>then it is not the full content of the Deep Junior8 CD. >> >>The buyers of Junior8 are people who do not use more than one processor so >>I do not think that giving them DJ8 is similiar to selling DJ8 for the price of >>J8. >> >>Chessbase can say that they will give it only to people who already ordered >>Junior8 if they are afraid that less people are going to buy DJ8 in the future. >> >>I believe that 99% of the people who bought Junior8 do not have more than one >>processor to use and will not buy DJ8 even if it is going to be at the same >>price as Junior8(Maybe today they will buy Deep Junior8 for the additional >>engine but in the past the assumption was that Deep Junior8 does not mean more >>engines than Junior8) >> >>Uri > >It would be very wise of Chessbase to do so but I'm afraid they won't :-( > >regards Joachim For me the answer is clear, if chessbase do nothing in this case I will not purchase the next versions of chessbase software . free engines are numerous !
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