Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:36:38 03/13/99
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On March 13, 1999 at 01:43:19, Peter Kappler wrote: >On March 12, 1999 at 20:36:30, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On March 12, 1999 at 18:58:00, Peter Kappler wrote: >> >>>On March 12, 1999 at 16:58:58, John Coffey wrote: >>> >>>>I am going to the National Open for the first time. >>>> >>>>John Coffey >>> >>> >>>I doubt it - I have never known them to allow computers in the past. >>> >>>In general, it is extremely rare to see computers in USCF tourneys. In the late >>>80's, Deep Thought played in a few USCF events, but I can't think of another >>>instance since. >>> >>> >>>--Peter >> >>I have looked from time to time. But everything I had a chance to go to was >>always marked (NC) in the tournament life section. > > >It's a shame. Having the top micros in a big tourney like the National Open >would generate lots of interest. > > >--Peter It would generate a lot more acrimony than anything else. Been there. Done that. There are a _bunch_ of USCF members that don't want computers in USCF events at all. They organized about 20 years ago into "Citizens against Computers" and pretty well shut down computer participation..
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