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Subject: Re: Fritz 6a. What is the a for?

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 09:26:03 01/22/00

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On January 22, 2000 at 12:17:45, Wayne Lowrance wrote:

>On January 22, 2000 at 07:48:26, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>On January 22, 2000 at 05:22:11, Frederic Friedel wrote:
>>
>>>On January 22, 2000 at 04:10:40, Georg Langrath wrote:
>>>
>>>>What is the a for in Fritz 6a. As I know there hasn't been any updates yet.
>>>>
>>>There's one in the works. It was supposed to be made available this week, but I
>>>think the have found another (gasp) improvement and are checking this out before
>>>posting it. You have to register to qualify. The new engine will be called Fritz
>>>6, only testers refer to it as 6a. For the mass market it is not relevant.
>>
>>So that's what the delay is about: another improvement? Man, this is too much.
>>I'm going to have to write a letter of complaint. :-)
>>
>>                                   Albert Silver
>
>Albert for heavens sake why would you complain. They are improving it. It won't
>cost you anything. You need to understand chess programs are never cast in
>concrete. Authors are always striving to improve them. If they wait to publish
>their programs until perfect they would never get published. Remember too, it is
>a business, we enjoy their product so we buy, so once a year or less often they
>do publish what they call a new program. You know what ? It is just another
>improvement (usually, but not always) on the previous one, but  now it is given
>the next integer (usually) identification and walla we have a new program.

Walla indeed... :)

But you didn't notice the smiley at the end of Albert's post. He agrees with
you.

Enrique

>Simple no ?
>Wayne



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