Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 18:30:52 09/13/03
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On September 13, 2003 at 18:08:17, Mike Hood wrote: >On September 12, 2003 at 11:53:18, Jeroen van Dorp wrote: > >>On September 12, 2003 at 10:08:29, Mike Hood wrote: >> >>>So why not incorporate the last remaining features of >>>Chessbase 8 into Fritz 9, add forget about ever updating Chessbase? >>> >>>Comments welcome..... >> >> >>Do you own ChessBase 8? Can you compare it to the Fritz GUI database >>possibilites? What are those "last remaining features of ChessBase" in your >>opinion? >> >>J. > >I do own Chessbase 8, but I never use it, because everything I need is possible >with Fritz. All that occurs to me at the moment that Chessbase offers extra is: > >* automated database updates of the newest games from the TWIC website >* better sorting/filtering capabilities >* creating database keys to speed up the search of large databases > >There might be more, but that's all I can think of. It's hardly worth the >existence of Chessbase as a distinct product. It's not a matter of Chessbase not >being good enough, the problem is that Fritz is too good! Different people use computer programs for different things. If the things you would use chess database management software do not require a powerful database manager then that's perfectly OK. There are many other people who use MANY of the features of chess database management programs. They are the ones who need this sophisticated software [or it's competitor]. Obviously. Bob D.
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