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Subject: Re: Hiarcs7.32: "I am not Impressed"

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 21:58:17 09/22/99

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On September 23, 1999 at 00:52:52, Ratko V Tomic wrote:

>> What's your opinion of CM6000? does it play like a human?
>
>Well, my kids love it, especially the personalities they
>set up to play against. I liked Josh Waitzkin game stories,
>it's nice to hear his thoughts as the game unfolds.
>
>As to playing style of CM6000, I find it boring, a typical
>computer chess in the old meaning of that term, poor engame,
>no strategy. (When I wish to play a strong tactical program,
>Fritz and Rebel 10c are more fun to play against.) I also don't
>like its user interface, or its database, one can sense on every
>turn too much influence of the marketing people with their glitter
>and gimmicks (I guess kids still get impressed by such stuff, but then
>they are also impressed by Furby, bean-bag babies, Pokoman cards etc),
>instead of the chess players. I suppose, one needs one or two such
>products out there. The fact that it is at the top of SSDF just shows
>how much they have detiorated in their methodology of testing. (That
>list used to be quite useful 5-6 years ago.)

Justification for your last statement would be interesting indeed.

Dave



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