Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 19:12:24 07/14/04
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On July 14, 2004 at 21:56:40, steven blincoe wrote: >it seems that not very many countries take a strong interest in computer chess >The US ,Germany,Holland seem to be the ones with the most interest >then perhaps Great Britian ,Israel,France ,Canada and Ireland I see Germany as the highest, followed by Holland and then US esp. on a per capita basis. > >we see very little from Austraila ,Eastern Europe,Spain ,Portugal,Mexico and >South America in general There is definitely interest in South America and Spain based on my crafty email list. I also see some interest from Eastern Europe and Russia in Crafty as well. > >not to even mention Africa,China etc etc I see no interest in Crafty here - there some Philipino interest. > >at first blush the quick response would be that ,those countries are not so up >to speed with computer technology in general so it only stands to reason they >are not into computer chess > >but i think its something more.. >in all of my years collecting the old chess computers,the vast majority of >collectors come from either the US or Germany > >Fidelity even had a satellite office in Germany from the early days to sell >their computers > >and yet Chess in general is popular in many countries worldwide > >any thoughts on this? >Steve
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