Author: Dan Kiski
Date: 05:30:24 12/11/98
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On December 11, 1998 at 07:31:55, Micheal Cummings wrote: >It is really very easy. > >Lets just say that you buy the new Fritz 5.32 or any new program for that >matter, and you spend three to fours times as much on that program, than if you >bought CM6K > From what I have seen Fritz 5.32 can be had for $49.95 and the lowest I have seen the cm6k is $24.95 so double seems about right. >Fine that it has good database and all the bells and whistles you want, that >CM6K does not have. >But deep down when you use it to play chess and analyse games, you will think >from all that you read on CCC about CM6K being the strong and maybe the >strongest, you will think to yourself, well this is great, I have all the best >features I want in a program, but I do not have the best engine to go along with >it.That is sitting in a cheap CM6K program. And those people are going to hate >that. > >They want to spend money and will want to have the best. They want the best >features and the best engine to go along with that. Not have some cheap program >with less features being stronger than their program. Especially if in the past >that program was considered a Joke among the other programs and people. > >I want a strong and the best engine. I really doubt that the serious player >would use all database functions in everyone of the many programs they have. > >It all comes down to you cannot stand what has been a joke of a program in the >past to be maybe better in playing strength than your current programs you have >and spent way more money on. > >You can talk about all the Database and other functions that make a chess >programs great. >But lets face it, most people buy a certain chess program because they want to >have the strongest engine, so they can analyse and play against themselves and >other computers to win. We all want to win, that is the point of chess. >And so you can have one better over someone else because you have a stronger >program than what they do and hopefully see something their program cannot see >in analysis because their engine is weaker.. > >Simply put, if you think you have the best and you do not, then you have to >defend yourself in order to not look like a fool in front of anyone else. > >It a matter of pride in a program you tust to help you improve your chess. And >you want the best for that. > >And if CM6K is the best, well that will not sit well with some people who think >their program is the best, and thus will make out that CM6K is rubbish. > >As I said, people can rubbish CM6K all they want and try and make out because it >is lacking with some features it does not deserve to be among the strong >programs, And I think that is what some people on here have been doing.
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