Author: Martin Giepmans
Date: 08:46:21 01/10/06
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On January 10, 2006 at 11:30:16, ludicrous wrote: >In Reply to: Re: How many copies does a top program sells? posted by Wolfgang >Battig on January 10, 2006 at 07:56:12: > >Interesting point, Wolfgang. Just how much of a 'freak' is the average CCC >member? How 'freakish' am I? I suggest we put a list of "HOW TO TELL IF YOU >ARE A COMPUTER CHESS FREAK" > >Let me start: > >1) The CC Freak knows Toga. >2) The CC Freak knows Rybka. >3) The CC Freak knows Fruit. >4) The CC Freak knows Ktulu. >5) The CC Freak knows Smarthink. >6) The CC Freak adores Fernando Villegas. >7) The CC Freak knows how to extract the KING engine from Chessmaster. >8) The CC Freak knows how to use WB engines with old Chessbase GUIs. >9) The CC Freak knows at least a little bit about the UCI protocol. >10) The CC Freak knows the various CC rating lists. > >Any more? Hmm, I always thought that I was obviously a freak. But extracting the KING from Chessmaster?! Use a WB engine with an old Chessbase Gui?! Perhaps I'm not a freak after all? ;) Martin Btw, I do adore Fernando! :) > >On January 10, 2006 at 07:56:12, Wolfgang Battig wrote: > >>On January 10, 2006 at 06:22:02, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On January 10, 2006 at 04:35:19, Franz Hagra wrote: >>> >>>>The main problem is that one really only needs ONE program! >>>> >>>>So its better to buy eg. FRITZ and you have all you need - the rest is for >>>>freaks and there are not so much outside there! >>>> >>>>Hagra >>> >>>I see no reason to prefer Fritz if you want only one program. >>>Why to buy Fritz when you can download toga1.1 for free? >>> >>>Uri >> >>Hi Uri, >>in my opinion no "normal" chessplayer knows something about TOGA, Fruit etc. >>They all know Fritz, Chessmaster, maybe Shredder and thats it. You cannot >>compare this with us (the freaks). >>Wolfgang
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