Author: Chris Carson
Date: 10:56:06 06/04/99
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On June 04, 1999 at 13:41:43, Dann Corbit wrote: >With all the excellent *free* chess programs that are available, why would >anyone want to steal one? I simply don't understand it. And you can buy CM6000 >for $20! Twenty dollars, for crying out loud! Even the really full-featured >programs are around $100. So why would anyone even *want* to steal one? > >For what I do, I don't think I would ever need anything more than >Crafty+Winboard+CDB+Nalimov TB's. The cost of that complete outfit is $0.00. >And I did buy some programs just for the fun of it. I find that CM5500 stays in >the box, and I play with Winboard and Winboard engines most of the time. >Probably just personal preferences, or perhaps I recall the bitter wounds of my >first game against it, which was a *real* thrashing ;-) > >At any rate, why? I want to know why people would even bother to do it when it >is so completely unnecessary. I agree and have CM6000 (stays in box, beats me bad). I use Crafty+Winboard, but what is CDB and where is it located? Best Regards, Chris Carson
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