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Subject: Re: Komputer Korner's Krash list Version 7

Author: Tom Kerrigan

Date: 22:06:10 11/15/98

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I can see how a list of buggy software might help people out, but why bitch and
moan about vulgar language and nudity? There are any number of programs w/o
either, why not promote a little diversity?

-Tom

On November 15, 1998 at 17:30:05, Komputer Korner wrote:

>Komputer Korner's Krash list Version 7
>
>1) Chess Wars- playing program with sickening murder scenes that have
>nothing to do with chess. playing engine was stolen from GNU Chess without
>   credit or access to source code
>2) IAMGM- a database program that has  many "this file has performed
>an illegal operation " , and unusable features.
>3) USCF Chess playing program that has so many bugs, it seems to be in an Alpha
>stage.
>4) Monarch 2.0 database- crashes on most simplest of menu features
>        Very dull and dreary GUI.
>5) National Lampoon's Chess Maniac Five Billion (and 1)Animal House chess,
>Has vulgar language, partial nudity, but kids love it.
>Has a feature that allows it to cheat during the game, if you
>let it and it also randomly talks to you throughout the game.
>6) Championship Chess- only good features are an ability to play over a LAN and
>low price.
>7) GM Chess Ultra- bugs galore
>8) ALEXS- This is a weak playing program with so little number of features that
>it is laughable and the setup feature is unusable.
>
>
>--
>Komputer Korner



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