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Subject: Re: Will Someone Please Explain Why So Many People Hate Dos Chess Progra

Author: Andy Duplain

Date: 12:24:30 01/16/99

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On January 16, 1999 at 15:22:48, Andy Duplain wrote:

>On January 15, 1999 at 17:05:26, odell hall wrote:
>
>>  At the Risk of being labeled as an Imbecile, could someone explain this
>>extreme hatred for Dos Chess Programs! This is one of those questions That for a
>>long time I wanted to ask but was afraid to. Personally having purchased my
>>first program in dos (rebel6)I am more comfortable with dos programs. I hope
>>rebel never goes to windows. What are the advantages and disadvantages of
>>windows chess programs over Dos? At the moment I only own one windows chess
>>program (CM4000) and personally I don't see anything special about it, in fact I
>>would perfer Rebel in Dos over CM4000 in windows one million times!!
>
>Just to add to the replies which already state a correct reason, there is one
>other that is important:  you have more chance of the program working with your
>peripherals, given that Windows provides a Windows program with a much better
>device-independant view of the world.  If you have drivers for it, then chances
>are that any Windows program.

I meant to add "will work with it" to the end of that sentence, sorry.

Andy.





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