Author: Detlef Pordzik
Date: 14:44:16 11/01/98
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On October 31, 1998 at 19:11:38, Les Walker wrote: >On October 31, 1998 at 12:10:40, Larry S. Tamarkin wrote: > >>I found this information posted on the Chess Master page; >> >>"We are in the process of correcting some errors that were found in the >>tutorials and we will release a second upgrade as soon as we are done (11/98 >>approximately). If you discover any problem, error or curiosity with >>Chessmaster 6000 we would like to hear from you. Please email us at >>chessmaster@mindscape.com." >> >>Thank you. >> >> >>Copyright © 1998 Mindscape, Inc. >>www.chessmaster.com >> >>So it looks like the people at Mindscape really are listening (at least a little >>bit:)). >> > > >This IS excellent news. Now would be a great time for owners of CM6000 to submit >any errors or bugs found. Unfortunately, this suggests that Mindscape intended >to use the consumers as beta testers. But, the best news is that they intend to >rectify the problems, and to do it soon. CM6000 is not the only video game to be >released early, especially this time of year. Every year, just before Christmas, >there are many games released that are buggy, with some just plain terrible. >Most of these buggy releases never get patched or consumers are forced to wait >so long, that they throw the investment on the shelf and forget about it. How >convenient for the video game market. I am pleased that Mindscape cares enough >about the Chessmaster products that they are taking quick action to back up >thier early release. > >Kind Regards, > >Les Walker > > >> >>mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict! I've read this quite often - especially in combination with the Chessmaster, that Mindscape " míssuses " the customers as beta testers. Of course this is far awy from the truth. - Their most problematic product, the CM 5.000, was accompanied by 15 ( fifteen )testers in the US and GBR, exeptionally responsible for quality assurance, ect. This didn't work out that well, as everybody knows - but Mindscape really cares about complaints of the customers - given proof by fixings mostly on the intensive reports of KK. Which were, totally against the original purpose of KK, badly missused as a kind of " holy war " against CM, by translating his valuable article and bringing it under the headlime " The Master of the bugs..." in a local chess mag. The late German release - 1.04 - is nearly without errors. As far as CM 6.000 is concerned, I assume it as the most impressing release within the whole CM series, by various reasons. Here, as well - and quite normal - some errors could be found - but Mindscape reacted very quick, again. For my opinion, the larger the product, the more possibilities - the more likely is the chance, to find errors, no matter if in CB or CM. I think, it's of much higher importance, what the Co DOES with the complaints of the customeres. There's been a rumour, some Co's debate long and wide - what's a bug, at all, and if, what has to be fixed for free - ect. Sure not Mindscape ! ELVIS
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