Author: Dick Schneiders
Date: 08:39:47 08/17/05
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I agree totally, Steve, especally the part about putting an album on the stereo! With over 20,000 of them to choose from, though, it is a difficult decision for me. :-) I wonder, though, if chess players back in the late 1970's thought similar thoughts about the rash of ever stronger dedicated chess computers that kept coming onto the market. No sooner did you buy one, then a better one would be released. Not everybody could buy them all as they came onto the market. I Wish That I Had The Prescience To Do So Regards, Dick Schneiders 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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