Author: Andre van Ark
Date: 00:34:58 07/25/05
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Hi! You guys must be joking. It might be a good idea if the both of you try to help a chessprogrammer for a week by doing some serious beta-testing so that you are able to look in the kitchen and learn something about chessprogramming. You will see than that they work their ar$$es off instead of "tweak the earlier version slightly". The fact is that the programs nowadays so strong that it is very, very, very, hard to make some improvements. The same thing was visible when the Mephisto Vancouver came out: some new features, but not (much) stronger as its predecessor (Lyon?), allthough Richard Lang and Ossi Weiner worked very hard on it. $50 is indeed a "give away" if you count all the manhours of work! I am quiet sure the both of you rember the the update prices for the good old Mephisto modules ;) And you bought it, didn't you? Kind regards, André van Ark On July 24, 2005 at 20:04:25, Lin Harper wrote: > Fernando, > I'm glad you have finally seen the light regarding chess software programs. > they tweak the earlier version slightly, and a couple of pretty piece sets, a > nice design on the cover, and we suckers rush out and pay our "only $50, for > God's sake". > A chess retailer I spoke to the other week keeps tabs on these chessbase >guys. > Programs from earlier years are constantly having their ratings lowered to make > way for the new versions. > A chess software program only has value while it's the current version. When >it's outdated, it becomes a worthless disc, filed away with all the others. A > dedicated chess computer is different, especially if it's one of the whiz-bang > wooden ones. It's forever, a physical object to enjoy in your late years, and a >conversation piece. > regards > Lin
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