Author: Odd Gunnar Malin
Date: 23:41:30 04/28/04
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On April 28, 2004 at 16:45:55, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On April 28, 2004 at 14:30:13, Chris Taylor wrote: > >>The latest and greatest did really well, in the last computer contest. So, will >>a Windows version (XP or lesser) be made ready for buying? > >I currently do not sell diep. So it is not commercial. Selling winboard versions >would be like getting paid 1 euro an hour, so it is not worth the effort. There >are however plans to release a diep version for windows + interface end of 2004. > >This time i would only sell a few versions of diep when there is a clear update >system online for it. So that everything works transparant. Such systems are not >there yet. > >So if released diep will run in its own interface, the engine cannot be loaded >in others of course (like fritz cannot get either). If i would do that i would >be busy fulltime now avoiding all tricks to win from opponents in other ways >than sportive ones. In that respect the computer chess world is so so sick, >thanks to a few companies and 'testers' who tolerated for payment everything, >that i will not even start a discussion about it. > Reading this it seems like playing comp-comp games are a main thing. I can't imagine you could get more that one or two days salary from this. If a 'normal' user should buy the engine/gui you need an interface that nice enough plus ability to scale down the strength so they can beat it sometimes. At the full strength it is only needed as an analysis tool. I'm sure since you are a chessplayer that you use some kind of database tool to analyze your own game. To be able to plug the engine into such a database tool it is important that this possibility exists. No matter how much analysis feature you add to your gui, people will still use CA etc. for their analysis job. An engine is only a secondary input for hints of moves. The main input will always be your own imagination plus games and books. Rebel - Run nice in DB tolls Gandalf - Run nice in DB tools (*) Shredder - Run nice in DB tools ChessMaster - Run with some trouble in DB tools (collecting of obk after each reboot) Sjeng - Run nice in DB tools (*) *) Not tested by me Some other engines can be run in spesific DB-tools like Fritz, Junior, and Tiger(2). So without a very good gui for playing (like Chessmaster) you will be put down to the bottom of the list for any serious player too when their go on shoping for a new Chessprogram. With WB/Uci support you add both CC people and DB users to the list of potential buyers. Of course the main thing for selling Chessprogram is to advertice it and make it easy available. Odd Gunnar
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