Author: Steve B
Date: 05:22:15 02/24/05
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>I might add a flip side to the coin in that although I have a small collection >of dedicated M/Cs, these are all in constant use by me in tournaments. If I have >played with a particular M/C for a while and am fed up with it or see a chance >to purchase a different one that I have not tested then I sell it. I can’t see >the point in collecting them just to gather dust and look at or store away. And >I certainly can’t see the point in purchasing two of the same M/C! > >So maybe we should be asking collectors to explain why they collect! Hi Clice i have explained this many times before here people collect many things as a hobby books(i also collect chess books)stamps coins cars the ..list would be endless the ability to be able to play virutally any chess computer i want at any time is a great pleasure for me but this is because i like to PLAY chess myself i used to play in rated tournaments years ago and also correspondence chess now my only real choice is the internet and the cheating makes playing for a rating rediculous i still do not see why there is a sense of pride being an operator in a tournament(i did not ask about home made matches) if you are rooting for a particular program because it is your favorite(which i can understand perfectly)then why is operating the program make it more so? no one seems to answer this perhaps i dont understand the operator's level of involvement? to my understanding a good operator is one that basically does nothing to interfere with the program another poster even said that the tournament was mainly run at night and his time invested was deminimus so here we have someone who was basically asleep when the tournament was running i am sorry but i just dont get it Perplexed Regards Steve
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