Author: Mike Saavedra
Date: 20:58:33 12/16/98
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On December 16, 1998 at 23:27:31, Micheal Cummings wrote: >Fine I am not denying those points. >What pisses me off about these posts is the reference to it as a toy. that is >offensive and degrading in my view. It is not a toy, it has a chess engine which >can match the best of them. I like reading KK reviews but for the first time I >am disappointed in his opinion, mainly the heading and the reference to it as a >toy. > >And I have read posts on here from USCF masters and some other professional >chess players tha state they find CM6K a useful tool. So stop making general >comments and do not talk for people whose opinions you cannot represent. If you >find it a toy fine. But I would assume many professionals would fine it a good >program. > >Sounds to me that this is just another case of CM6K bashing. Michael, I don't believe CM6000 gets "offended" or "degraded". It is a THING not a PERSON. I would understand you getting pissed if you are the programmer of the program, a big shareholder in Mindscape or worked developing CM. Is that the case? If not, why are you so pissed?? Chess is a game, chess is our hobby, not our bread and butter. KK helps us make an informed decision about purchases, he's entitled to your opinion as you are yours and I am mine. KK's opinion is backed by experience testing many different programs very rigourously. I place his opinion highly, he scrutinizes programs like no one I've seen here or elsewhere. I own CM, enjoy playing against it, but for the purpose of analyzing my games, Fritz, for me, is the one. Sometimes I want to see just a few alternatives to the one or two poor moves I actually made instead of the entire game. Also, it is easier to add my own annotation and better search parameters when I check out my past games and add medals for easy recognition. CM is a fun, strong and customizable playing partner. All this, of course, is my own humble opinion. ;)
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