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Subject: Re: Chess enthusiasts eye for aesthetics?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 16:18:51 12/22/99

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On December 22, 1999 at 19:13:32, Charles Unruh wrote:

>I can not  figure for the life of me, why people in this group like winboard
>it's the ugliest most distracting thing i have ever seen, next to an illegal
>shot of Barbara Bush in the shower"Oh da Horror!"
>>
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The CM5500 3-d interface is the ugliest thing I ever saw in my life.

Chess is a 2-d game.  A 2-d interface communicates the meaning most effectively.

The functionality of Winboard far exceeds any commercial interface as far as
play options.
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