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Subject: Re: DB will never play with REBEL, they simple are afraid no to do well

Author: walter irvin

Date: 07:43:14 10/13/99

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On October 12, 1999 at 02:06:54, Micheal Cummings wrote:

>On October 11, 1999 at 22:02:37, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:
>
>>It sounds like what happened to Paul Morphy when he wanted to play Mr. Staunton
>>and was rejected.  That happened over one hundred years ago and most of us have
>>forgotten that.  I am sure that this too will be forgotten.
>>
>>
>>IBM doesn't have to play anyone at computer chess.  Mr. Schroder on the other
>>hand must convince his buying public that his program is among the best.  Dr.
>>Hsu isn't motivated by the same needs as these little programmers.  IBM has many
>>options and really can't be coerced to fulfill the wishes of any small company.
>>
>>Tim Frohlick
>
>I say who cares. Lets say IBM brings out another DB, as for making money from
>it, maybe from sponsers for their freak shows against human players.
>
>The main reason it is gone now is from lack of money. As for this DB Jr crap,
>yeah well I still ain't seen it yet. If it took thousands of these special chips
>to make DB so good, what the hell is one going to do. Nothing !!!!.
>
>Ed by winning a game against a GM is all he needs to do. And any talk about IMB
>or Hsu should be put up or shut up. instead of making or these dream statements
>about what they can do with computer chess.
>
>Lets not forget, it took a super computer costing more than most make in a
>lifetime years to beat the No 1 player, who can be said played some or the most
>crap and strange moves I have ever seen Kasparov play.
>
>I think people need to get into perspective, DB is dead, and so too any bragging
>about its so called greatness. So great that no one gave a damn about supporting
>it.

i say people can post on and on , the rights the wrongs ect . the fact is rebel
beat db junior . now it may have been a watered down version???????? who knows
the real story . the bottom line is if they put db junior out there and some one
spanks it oh well .
  rebel has the monthly gm challenge i'm sure rebel does not fear db junior
.thats the right way to settle it all . any other way will always leave doubts .



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