Author: Komputer Korner
Date: 22:35:51 10/30/98
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On October 30, 1998 at 23:23:51, Kevin Mulloy wrote: >Dear Friends at CCC, > I just read several of the postings concerning Chessmaster 6000. I recently >purchased a copy of this program myself and I am very impressed. I have >purchased every program in this line since Chessmaster 2100 and I believe that >"Mindscape" (formerly known as the "Software Toolworks") has produced another >fantastic product. I found some bugs that were annoying in 5500, fixed in 6000. > For example: go into CM 5000 or 5500 and design your own custom board with >black and white squares. Then, select the large red and beige staunton >pieces to add to the board -- you'll notice that the pieces look like they are >covered with spider webs whenever a piece is placed on a white square. I made a >custom board set up as soon as I had the 6000 out of the box to see if this had >in fact been fixed. They did not disappoint me! To me I feel that CM 6000 >fills a definate niche. It is true that many of the advanced players will not >learn too much from this program, but everyone from beginner to expert class >will find more chess then they will ever beat! Picking a personality with a >face attached to it was also a nice touch -- not a serious tool, but a fun one! >I have made a rather extensive collection of professional software and all of >them -- including CM6000 -- can beat me quite easily in anything that resembles >a speed game or a championship game. I have some high level draws and some wins >at Postal game speeds against these machines. But what I have most of all is a >grand collection of nearly a dozen different teachers (I speak most of the >professional programs)that can play at the Master level. That gives me a chance >to learn about what each opponent can do and what the games can teach me. I >have used these tools at the local elementary school as well as at the county >College. My opinion? I am greatful for the work that guys like Marty Hirsch >has contributed to my enjoyment of playing chess. Keep up the good work, guys >-- I'll keep buying and learning until I can beat one of the top programs at >tournament time controles, or I run out of money, or I die an ever improving >player. Again, Thanks for the work Trapper What has Marty Hirsch have to do with CM6000? -- Komputer Korner
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