Author: Detlef Pordzik
Date: 17:52:32 12/21/98
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On December 21, 1998 at 16:21:19, Reynolds Takata wrote: >On December 21, 1998 at 08:20:15, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: > >>I was at a number of scholastic tournament over the years with alot of kids >>between 8 & 12 years old. In the lobby of the hotel the ones that had notebook >>computers all had Chess Master on them. They really liked the colorful (and >>this mostly on D' Scann screens), chess boards & game sounds, with music. >> >>My girlfriend is 28. She doesn't really like chess too much anymore, but >>suddenly she is playing Chess Master 6000 everyday. Why is that? "I like the >>personalities" You can set them for whatever blitz time control you like, they >>start with a preconfigured rating, but then after each game they change, just >>like in a real tournament, except that after I lose, I don't have some dumm guy >>hitting on me, while offering his 'Great chess wisdom'. I really like the Wendy >>personality right now. You should try this Larry, You'll like it". >> >>You can't argue with the like's/disslike's of little kids & young girls, so I >>wouldn't even try. I'm sure Mindscape figured this out in one of their >>marketing 101 meetings, said, "Screw it to the advanced chess features, lets >>make a product that we can sell to these little kids and young girls, and maybe >>we'll throw in a few bones for those dumm-ass chess master's too later on..." >> >> >>Ho, Ho, Ho everybody! >>mrslug - the inkompetent chess software addict! > > >Slug i REALLY thought you were above this sort of ridiculous pettiness!!! >Especially because you are supposed to be running for moderator. You know good >and well that your whole statement is pointless and serves NO CONSTRUCTIVE >purpose at all. The only reason everywhere you see chessmaster is because it is >the most widly available, and least inexpensive!! If Rebel10 and fritz were >being advertised to the extent that chessmaster was, and cost the same thing, >and was found in every department store as opposed to being mail order, then >every kid would have them too. Give it a break maintain dignity. > >Reynolds Takata >USCF Life Master >Fide Master Just take it easy...... don't you recognize the.......humour in the mail :-) I didn't - BTW - but I like to assume, there is any.... DPordzik a.k.a. ELVIS
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