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Subject: Collector's Corner..A Quieter Gentler Time

Author: Steve B

Date: 04:39:32 08/17/05


IN the midst of the current orgasmic frenzy surrounding  WCCC  05 ,i want to
invite you back to a more civilized ,peaceful  time ..long gone by

a time where men were boys and chess computers were dedicated

no screaming quad opterons traveling at the twice the speed of light
no hardware that the average person will not see on their desktops for decades
no debates to the death for 2.12 Elo points

no my friends..this was a time of craftsmanship,of pride in ones work, of
programming skill's put to the test  with little hardware

a time where a chess player could kick back,pour himself(or herself) a nice
glass of wine,put an ALBUM(remember that?) on the stereo and play some chess in
a glorious wood surrounding

a time..sadly..Gone With The Wind

lets travel back for one moment and play some REAL chess:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=27fc&.dnm=d31b.jpg&.src=ph


Rhett Butler Regards
Steve



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