Author: Pete Galati
Date: 15:38:30 01/24/00
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On January 24, 2000 at 18:19:55, Eelco de Groot wrote: > >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? Since about '72, I don't pick it up too often anymore because you reach a certain age and practice doesn't help very much, I have good instinct for guitar, but not allot of musical knowlage other than major and minor scales. I do play only a >very little bit on a classical guitar -was it Robert Fripp that gave me away >there? I don't remember Robert Fripp playing too many chords, he was in a great reformed version of a famous band with Adrian Belou (spelling?) but my mind has gone blank and I can't think of their name. He did some interesting stuff with Brian Eno too. - 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! When you get elected moderator, you'll have to go back and delete this off-topic post! Pete > >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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