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Subject: Re: Rybka --How glitchy?

Author: Jasmine Baer

Date: 13:37:58 01/16/06

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On January 16, 2006 at 16:05:24, Alex  wrote:

>Hmmmmmmmmmm.......  I been thinking of buying Rybka but...   After reading a
>number of Posts here I have some concerns.  1) I have a 64 bit xp Athlon cpu
>machine -- Does it work well in this environment or are there 64 bit UNIQUE to
>OS bugs/ glitches?  2)  If I buy now will I get a subsequent later version that
>has the glitches fixed?  His site seems a little unclear to me also  I dont PAY
>to be a BETA TESTER!!  (Sorry I ask this but I have several Chessbase products
>with unresolved glitch issues.)  How complex is the download? I know I sound
>like a dweeb but I herard / Read stories of some not being able to effect the
>procedure (large file?) correctly.  I have bought Genius 7 and have had to
>reformat my Hard drive periodically and the nice thing is I can go to the
>download site -enter my code and it downloads again- NONE of the limited
>installs GARBAGE hassles!  Is rybka this way also? Also I have to ask opinions
>here...is Rybka positional or tactical primarily?  I realze this is subjective
>but.....I would LOVE to have a Program that plays like Nimzo!  Many thanks in
>advance.  ALex

1.  I don't know how well it works in 64-bit environment. I am running 32-bit
(I'll wait for SP1 of the Windows 64-bit, thank you), and I have no issues.
2.  If you buy now, you will get 1.2, which is the first "official" release.
This release should be fully functional - i.e. identified glitches fixed, egtb
access, etc.
3.  Download is not complicated.  Pay for it (I use paypal), and you get a link
to the download.  Links for subsequent versions are emailed to you.  If you miss
an email, an email to the author squares things away.
4.  This is not like Fruit, where everytime I reformat my HD I have to ask
Joachim for a new unlock.
5.  You can set the parameters to be as follows:  Very Positional, Positional,
Slightly Tactical, Very Tactical.  Supposedly the Positional and Very Positional
options are strongest.  Positional is the default.



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