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Subject: Re: First Head to Head match is over, Hiarcs7.32 Crushed Fritz 5 8-2 30'/60

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 11:58:27 06/22/99

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On June 22, 1999 at 14:51:33, Mark Young wrote:

>On June 22, 1999 at 14:38:04, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>
>>On June 22, 1999 at 14:28:03, Mark Young wrote:
>>
>>>On June 22, 1999 at 13:34:01, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>On June 22, 1999 at 12:08:49, Mark Young wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>30'/60+30'/60+0'0  1999
>>>>>
>>>>>                      1234567890
>>>>>1   Hiarcs 7.32       1½111½1110  8.0/10
>>>>>2   Fritz 5.00/16Bit  0½000½0001  2.0/10
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Isn't this the _wrong_ version of fritz?  IE fritz 5.32 seems (IMHO) to
>>>>be much stronger than the 16 bit version.  I have been playing games vs
>>>>fritz 5.32 and Hiarcs 7 (both using an automatic interface) and so far,
>>>>Fritz 5.32 feels 'stronger' to me...
>>
>>This was funny to read, coming from Bob. :)
>>
>>>Fritz 5.32 will be tested vs Hiarcs7.32. I setup my testing computer with more
>>>memory and a new harddrive so I could fully test Hiarcs7.32 with tablebase etc.
>>>Loaded the Chessbase programs...when I tried to load Fritz 5.32 it would not
>>>read. :( I will have to buy another copy.
>>
>>Did you ask the manufacturer to exchange the disk for you?  (Aside: someone
>>commented a few months back about CD copying... here's a good example of why I
>>backup my CDs!)
>>
>>>In my other chessbase rating games in chessbase Fritz 5.00 was the top rated
>>>program, with Fritz 5.32 a close second. I too feel Fritz 5.32 is stronger but
>>>not by much.
>>>
>>>Do I think Hiarcs 7.32 is as good as this first match results would suggest.
>>>Hell no. I am playing Junior 5.0 vs Hiarcs 7.32 now as I write this. After one
>>>game played it is down 0-1, but in the second game now being played it just now
>>>showed a mate in 18. So after 2 games with Junior 5 it is 1-1.
>>>
>>>P.S. I just got a CD-rom burner and installed it in one of my computers last
>>>night, a Yahmaha 4x4x16 to backup my cd's.
>>
>>Good idea.
>
>This is my third try to get a CDrom r/w to work. I talked to a computer tech,
>and he said to install this new one on a computer that does not have any scsi
>devices. I don't know if that was the problem before, but the Yahmaha is working
>and I have backed up Hiarcs7.32 and some others without a problem today.
>
>>
>>Dave

Hmm... weird suggestion to me.  Of course, my CD-R _is_ SCSI. :)

All's well that ends well... it's good that you got it working.

Dave



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