Author: Martin Slowik
Date: 06:52:27 08/17/05
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Yes, dear Steve. After the hard daytime work, sitting in front of a wooden chess computer with a glass of malt whiskey (or cognac or whatever), one of the recent jazz songs carried by a young but smoky female voice in the background... yep, that's it. :) Btw, this reminds me of taking some more pics of my comuters as well. Scarlett O'Hara Regards, Martin On August 17, 2005 at 07:39:32, Steve B wrote: >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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