Author: Mike Hood
Date: 15:10:14 09/14/03
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On September 13, 2003 at 21:30:52, Bob Durrett wrote: >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. Point taken... but exactly what ARE these chess database management features that Chessbase has but Fritz doesn't?
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