Author: Alan Grotier
Date: 13:58:09 08/17/05
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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,
Mais oui.Those were the days.
By the way the GM voice is a very nice
wooden machine.
This is the first time I have seen it.
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