Author: Lawrence S. Tamarkin
Date: 14:50:16 11/11/99
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I hope it will take a real long time into the next year for these completed programs to become available, but I'll be sure to get my Wallet out:) Rebel Windows Chess-Tiger Junior6 Fritz6 Chess Academy 2000 Chess Publishing.com Chess Bits Chess Base Magazine Chess Base Extra Opening Encyclopedia(s) Huge games colections and the next big thing (Whatever______________) does it ever end... Larry T. On November 11, 1999 at 12:54:12, Shep wrote: >On November 11, 1999 at 12:04:56, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: > >>When Chess Tiger is released, will it also be Rebel for Windows? >>Or are there going to be two distinct programs released? If so, will there be >>upgrade prices on Chess Tiger for Rebel Century owners? > >AFAIK, Rebel for Windows will come with the same GUI as "Rebel Tiger", but it >will take some time into the next year to happen. >(So probably the GUI will be a big more advanced by then.) >Upgrade conditions are highly improbable since Tiger is entirely different from >Rebel, it just happens to be marketed by the same company. > >(And the names happen to be related, a slightly confusing decision IMO. >I think many people will confuse "Rebel Tiger" with the "System Tiger" option in >Rebel 10c or think that Tiger will be an "extra" to Rebel rather than an engine >of its own.) > >You're not getting upgrades from Junior to Fritz either, although both come from >Chessbase. > > >>I've never noticed much of a reluctance by chess software companies too release >>more products with the same features (or simular features). As usual I will be >>waiting for the next announced release of many programs, that I really should >>not be getting because of finances, but wind up getting anyway... > >The actual _features_ of RebelWindows and Rebel Tiger will not be so different >regarding the GUI, much as Junior/Hiarcs/Fritz/Nimzo all have the same set of >"features" since they run under the same GUI. >Of course the engines are entirely different, Rebel has some additional things >like EOC support etc. > >--- >Shep
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