Author: Eelco de Groot
Date: 15:19:55 01/24/00
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On January 24, 2000 at 15:07:49, Pete Galati wrote: >On January 24, 2000 at 14:17:16, Eelco de Groot wrote: > >> >>On January 24, 2000 at 12:30:19, Fernando Villegas wrote: >> >>>On January 24, 2000 at 09:43:11, Michael Cummings wrote: >>> >>>>Having had a go at writing a review on Chessmaster II for the playstation, I >>>>think that anyone here if they spent some time could write and edit a review or >>>>article about Computer chess. >>>> >>>>I spent an hour doing mine, which was not long, and I am certain that maybe >>>>spending a small amount of time over few days writing some drafts then making it >>>>sound better and posting it is not to demanding. >>>> >>>>I am sure I could have done much more and better if I spent a small amount of >>>>time over a few days to expand on what I had. >>>> >>>>With Fritz6, Rebel Century, Chess Tiger, CM7K and other on the market, I think >>>>it would be good if people here tried at writing something. >>>> >>>>Then maybe they will be good enough to get the Chess reports section happening >>>>again. >>>> >>>>I say just have a go, and post it on here. >>> >>> >>>Dear Pal: >>>I did more than my share in WCCR, without an adquate feedback. It is like what >>>you writes does not matter to almost anybody. But there is one more reason not >>>to do it: in a place like this, where anythig abut a proram is discussed even >>>before release, there is not much room for an article where you would just say >>>things known lot time before. Articles were OK in pre-internet, pre-ccc times. >>>Now it is >>>somewhat obsolete. >>>Fernando >> >>I'm sorry that I can't agree with you here, Fernando. I kind of liked Michael >>doing a review and we wouldn't want to discourage him? I don't know much about >>ChessMaster and it is always nice to see that people can be enthusiastic and >>want to share that with others. At least our own opinions are an offset to the >>mediahype we sometimes have to read. So by ways of feedback:"I would like to see >>more posts like Michael's ChessMaster for the Playstation review. Thanks". >> >> Eelco > >If somebody felt like organizing such an effort, maybe CCC could have a page >where members could submit their own individual reviews of a program. For an >example of how that could posibly work, see this page from Harmony Central where >people can submit reviews of guitar amplifiers, this is a good thing because it >gives musicians a wide variety of opinions before plunking down their hard cash >for a major investment: http://www.harmonycentral.com/Guitar/Data/ > >It's a great resource for opinions on music equipment, probably not such a bad >idea for Chess software. > >Pete Thanks for your link, Pete! Maybe one day I will own an electric guitar myself but not yet I'm sorry to say. Do you play the guitar, Pete? I do play only a very little bit on a classical guitar -was it Robert Fripp that gave me away there?- but I suppose I started far too late: too much trouble with the chords. I'm afraid I've left my poor guitar alone too long, one of the strings broke and I haven't replaced it yet. Fan of John Mc Laughlin, Al Dimeola.. - I don't dare hope that you know Shakti, with John Mc Laughlin? Anyway this is way off topic. But fun! I'm not sure above paragraph befitting for someone who wants to run for moderator. Hi Fernando, I knew you didn't want to discourage Michael and merely wanted to express some frustration, about lack of participation in your review efforts. I'm sorry about that! So I wanted to give Michael some feedback too.. Kind Regards, Eelco
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