Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 00:21:50 01/06/99
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On January 05, 1999 at 03:45:13, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: >I recently met a former Microsoft department head, who is now a chess coach and >using many of the availble playing programs, databases & tutorials. What he >told me I found truly amazing! He said that the currently availble programs >were from a programming point of view rather unsophisticated and trivial in >design. He suggested that if Microsoft (or other large software maker), decided >to get involved in creating these things, the results would (or at least could), >blow away the currently existing things in the marketplace. > >Honestly, I think he is wrong about this, but I certainly would like to see a >poll question about it, to see what other's think. I don't think that someone who hasn't written a chess program has anything to talk about, no matter where they work. The GUI's on the programs are often unsophisticated but the engines are very well done, I believe. bruce
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