Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 00:15:02 06/23/99
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On June 23, 1999 at 01:57:03, Micheal Cummings wrote: > >On June 23, 1999 at 00:14:58, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: > >>In the tradition of pridicting that Mike Rohde would lose to Rebel10.5 in 30 >>moves or less, yours truly, mrslug-the all-seeing pridicts that John Fedorovich >>will be the next GM to play Rebel. I also pridict that Shredder becomes the >>next engine also sold by ChessBase Gmb! And then of course, I'll have my upgrade >>price:) >> >>mrslug - the pridictor? > >I will have a go at pridicting things. > >I pridict Mindscape to buy out chessbase, Bring out CM7K which is twice as >strong as CM6K, which will rule the SSDF for years to come. Hsu DB chip will be >made under contract with Mindscape. It will be called Chessmaster Jr. All other >programmers seeing the Chessmaster/Mindscape steam rolling the computer chess >world, will jump at mindscape for them to market and sell their programs. >Within three years the only people not under Mindscape power will be the >freeware chess engines which are basically nothing more than fodder for the >might of Mindscape. > >Within five years due to greed by one of the Mindscape excutives who rips off >millions of dollars, the world computer chess market crumbles. Mindscape have to >salvage whatever they can and the only program that survives with be Chessmaster >9000. > >This is only a prediction might you. I might be wrong, but then, I was really >the only one who ever thought CM6K would top the SSDF. So one wonders ???? One wonders if you have a vested interest in Mindscape. That's about the extent of it, though. Dave
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