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Subject: Re: CM7000-Out With The New-In With The Old!

Author: Tina Long

Date: 16:24:29 11/12/99

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On November 12, 1999 at 10:33:34, John R. Menke, Sr. wrote:

>Sorry to say, but I predict that CM6000 will the the end of the Chessmaster line
>that is of much interest to serious chess players.  I don't see how they can
>recover, and doubt that they will bother to fix CM7000. They're under new
>ownership (Mattel) with new directions, steering for the kiddie pool. They're
>looking for the next Pokemon, not the next world-class chess championship
>software.
>--JRM

That sounds pretty right, If they can fix the bugs, add more tutorials, and
maybe some kiddy type videos, then they'll maintain the kiddy market, and their
current engine will be fine for that.

The question that should be being asked here in CCCLand is:
When, and in what format, is the next KING engine coming out?

Many would be happy if it was a "Fritz" engine, Some would be happy if it was a
"Genius" Engine. I'd happily load it into Fritz or RebelWindows.  It'd sell fine
 with it's own gui, preferrably windows for me.

We know the Author is still about, King did well at the Dutch.

Forget about Chessmaster, chase up the KING.
>
>
>On November 12, 1999 at 05:07:54, alfred palang wrote:
>
>>I just hope that CM8000, whenever it's coming, will be different with a new
>>engine...
>
>worth a look, if you do much web surfing...
>http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=FTZ387



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