Author: James T. Walker
Date: 19:28:53 01/31/00
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On January 31, 2000 at 22:14:17, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >On January 31, 2000 at 20:49:30, James T. Walker wrote: > >>On January 31, 2000 at 12:27:34, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >> >>>On January 31, 2000 at 10:24:13, James T. Walker wrote: >>> >>>>Hello Amir, >>>>This is not a question of Shredder 4 playing or not it is only a matter of >>>>setting the record straight. Why do you want people to think it is Shredder 4 >>>>when it is Shredder 3 ? I see nothing wrong with making it known which Shredder >>>>is playing in the tournament. >>>>Jim Walker >>> >>>The name of the program is "Shredder," not "Shredder 3." >>> >>>I think that doing the standings and parings with the program's name is entirely >>>appropriate. >>> >>>-Tom >> >>Hello Tom, >>I don't own Shredder so I can't argue with what the name is. I do own Fritz >>5.32 and Fritz 5 and Fritz 6 and I know the name is not Fritz because it says >>it's Fritz 6 right on the CD. Now if Shredder omitted that bit of information >>when packaging the program I'm sure it's just an oversight. Certainly you are >>not claiming all Fritzs are the same and all Shredders are the same. If whoever >>is putting out this bit of information is purposefully being misleading then >>shame on them. What could possibly be gained by misleading the spectators as to >>which program is playing? >>Jim Walker > >The numbers, i.e., Shredder _3_ and Fritz _5_ and Office _97_ are version >numbers, and definitely not part of the program's name. > >If your Fritz 5 CD was labeled "Fritz 5 Compact Disc by Franz Morsch", would >that also be the name of the program? > >I'm obviously not claiming that all Fritzes and Shredders are the same. That's >why version numbers exist. ****** And that's why they should be used. Jim walker ***** > >-Tom
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