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Subject: Re: CM6000 vs Rebel 10 vs Fritz 5.32??? Buying decisions...

Author: Micheal Cummings

Date: 23:04:12 12/09/98

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On December 10, 1998 at 01:58:03, Tom Mitchell wrote:

>I currently own CM 6000 and Extreme Chess (based on Fritz 4.01). I am looking to
>pick up another program and it seems that either the new Rebel or Fritz would
>make sense. Any suggestions from anyone who is familiar with them both? Also, I
>read somewhere that Rebel will not install onto anything but drive C. Is that
>correct??? If so, that is a bit of a "bummer" as I have my 6 gig drive
>partitioned into C, D, E and F...with C space being at a premium due to swap
>file sizes etc...in other words, I don't want to use up 200+ meg if I don't have
>to!
>
>To be honest, the Rebel program looks like it offers the best bang for the buck
>in regards to functions and upgrades. However, Fritz is much prettier, works
>with Chess Base, and is probably more "Windows 98" friendly. Also, I know that
>it probably doesn't mean much, but the Rebel website seems to be quite a bit
>more informative than the other sites I've looked at. To be honest, some of the
>chess program sites were so pathetically "poor" that I am somewhat afraid to
>invest any cash with their products. That's probably not fair, but when all you
>have is a WWW first impression, you have to go with the company that seems most
>concerned about their program and getting info to the potential consumer.
>
>My goal is not to necessarily have the "STRONGEST" chess playing engine. I would
>however like to have something with good database/analysis features, different
>levels of opponents within the program and various features that could be used
>to improve my playing strength.
>
>Again, I already own a couple of nice programs. I've just got some extra cash to
>blow (hehe) and thought I'd get some advice from my fellow wood pushers.
>
>Thanks!


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