Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 15:21:41 12/21/99
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On December 21, 1999 at 12:02:02, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >Dear Computer Chess Club, > >As I have said before--Life is short and now is the time to buy the latest >computer chess program.. You don't have to tell guys like Larry Tamarkin or >Fernando Villegas this. Yeah, you are right. And after all, is not the great thing. To expend "wrongly" or "unnecesarily" -if it is so- just 50 bucks does not put nobody in awful troubles. Besides, I love to support with my money talented people that is working FOR ME the same as I love to be payed -because my writting- by people that feel the same about my work. That's the bottom over which progress and social order rest. Gifts are wonderful, but are in the essence uncapable of pushing progress. And even uncapable of giving a man the feeling he has been apreciated in is work. Anybody can receive a gift, no matter what and from whom, but to be payed for it is a most clear test of the worth of your product. And surely you are going to appreciate and use better the product that took from you some bucks. Gifts are easily forgotten and unused because no effort was neccesary to get it. And now, a prayer.... Fernando We all know how strong the software/hardware combos are >at present. They will get stronger. If we stop buying then there will be >little incentive for the programmers to progress. > >We buy a new car to enjoy the freedom from breakdowns or the allure of "rich >Corinthian leather" and the feeling of power that only a luxury German >automobile ,i.e. Mercedes 800 etc, can give us. Similarly, in playing the new >machines and programs, we want more features, a massive opening book or enormous >and fast EGTB usage. We enjoy the chatter of Fritz or the austere functionality >of Rebel. The best part of buying a chess program is the price. For only >1/1000th of the price of a good car you can have the fruits of damned hard >programming labor. > >So you see friends there is no excuse not to buy a fine German or Dutch or >English or USA or French computer chess program. The play will become more >beautiful and even though we will keep on losing to them we will all be in awe >as they move the pieces with panache. > >Buy, buy, buy > > >Tim Frohlick
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