Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 14:55:24 11/15/05
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On November 15, 2005 at 16:07:58, Uri Blass wrote: >On November 15, 2005 at 16:00:15, J.Dufek wrote: > >>On November 15, 2005 at 14:31:58, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On November 15, 2005 at 14:24:40, George Tsavdaris wrote: >>> >>>>On November 15, 2005 at 12:29:48, Jouni Uski wrote: >>>> >>>>>Fruit wins easily in my opinion: >>>>> >>>>>1) Cheaper >>>>>2) No need to install another unnecessary interface ... aargh >>>>>3) Book works under all interfaces >>>>> >>>>>3-0 for Fruit >>>> >>>>The 1) is not correct. 50 Euro for Shredder,Fritz etc include and the GUI and >>>>game databases too along with the engine. >>> >>>If you are interested only in the engine than you need to pay 50 Euro for the >>>engine when the interface has 0 value for you. >>>> >>> >>>>The 2) is not any advantage as i believe........?!?!?! >>> >>>2 is clearly an advantage for people who are not interested in a new interface >>>and new bugs and are happy with the old interface. >>> >>>Uri >> >>Really? All everytime pay Lokasoft for ChessPartner GUI, Chessbase for Fritz GUI >>and now do you have problem with this? How much GUI you are really pay, but you >>don't need them? > >one gui is enough > >I do not need newer gui(I can certainly live with fritz8 gui) > >Uri I have (and like to use) lots of GUIs for chess. I am very fond of, and use on a regular basis (in no particular order): Arena Winboard SCID Jose ChessAssistant I also have (and use once in a while): ChessMaster Various ChessBase GUI versions Shredder GUI LokaSoft I have but almost never use some others (Mchess, Mystic Chess, etc.) Now, as far as GUIs go, I rarely need to update them. But chess engines change rapidly and need updates at least once per year. I think all chess products are bargains. I guess that all of the chess programmers could make a lot more money doing something else. But they choose Chess programming because it is fun for them to do it.
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