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Subject: Re: Chessmaster 7000 available for prebooking.

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 17:44:03 06/16/99

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On June 16, 1999 at 20:39:44, Heiko Mikala wrote:

>
>Hi James!
>
>
>On June 16, 1999 at 19:38:11, James Robertson wrote:
>
>>
>>How about a new engine?
>
>In Paderborn on Tuesday I had the luck to stand directly beneath
>Johann de Koning (I was really surprised to see him there), when

How did you get underneath him? :)

I am kidding, I guess you meant behind.  I'm not trying to make fun of your
English, just that particular phrase sounds pretty funny. :)

>he was beeing interviewed by a young guy. I "made big ears", when
>Johann was asked exactly this question. I hope that I don't say
>anything wrong, but it will be in one of the magazines anyway in
>the near future, so here it goes: From what I understood, it is
>very unlikely, that CM7000 will include a new engine. There seems
>to be a new engine (3.x), but, if I understood that right, it is
>a financial question and a question of the contract. But Johann
>didn't want to say anything concrete about the reasons, although
>the young guy tried hard to get any news from Johann.

Hmm.  That sucks.

>So, anybody listening, if you want to see a new engine in CM7000,
>storm Mindscape, tell them that Johanns engines are worth gold,
>and that you want to see a new engine, no matter what it costs
>(for Mindscape). ;-)

Email campaign? :)

>Heiko.
>
>P.S.: I really hope, it wasn't wrong to publish this. As I said,
>      Johann de Koning didn't want to say much about it...

Dave



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