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Subject: Re: How to make Fritz be quiet... (Re: Hiarcs 7.32 & The Elusive Manual)

Author: Albert Silver

Date: 09:47:18 06/16/99

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On June 15, 1999 at 22:56:55, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote:

>
>On June 15, 1999 at 21:46:07, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>On June 15, 1999 at 20:38:55, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>I put in the Hiarcs 7.32 CD and clicked on manuals, and up popped the manual for
>>>Fritz 5.32. That was problem number one. I also notice that sometimes the time
>>>taken per move goes off. That was problem number two. But the real killer was
>>>when I put Fritz's Talk CD in and was playing a game against Hiarcs 7.32 and I
>>>happened to mutter to myself - Where the heck is the manual for Hiarcs 7.32. It
>>>was right after I said that, the voice on the CD began laughing! Has anyone
>>>experienced this phenomena - the Talk CD laughing? I did't think it was funny so
>>>I took out the Talk CD and poured Clorox on it and now it isn't laughing
>>>anymore!
>>>
>>>Mel
>>
>>The GUI (the program as opposed to the engine) is the same for Junior, Fritz,
>>Nimzo99, and Hiarcs. If it said Fritz then that was certainly an oversight, but
>
>Hello Albert,
>
>Seriously, the manual inside Hiarcs 7.32 which says Fritz 5.32 is the exact same
>manual for Fritz. It even has the diagram showing in the window the hash-table
>percentages. To my knowledge there is no manual for Hiarcs on the CD.
>

Mel,

      Both programs (GUI) are identical. The only difference is the engine so
the manual should be the same.

                                  Albert
>
>>a minor one. As for the rest, well, it never would have occured to me to drown
>>the program in Clorox. If it survived, you might then consider putting it in the
>>toaster. I'm pretty sure that will do the trick.
>>
>I was only kidding!>
>>
>>P.S. There is an alternative solution (though not nearly as interesting as
>>melting the damn thing's plastic guts) consisting of turning the talk off.



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