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Subject: Re: Softails are hazardous to Computer Chess

Author: Terry Presgrove

Date: 10:13:37 02/02/00

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On February 02, 2000 at 12:26:48, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:

>On February 02, 2000 at 12:14:51, Terry Presgrove wrote:
>
>>Since the weather has turned colder here in Oklahoma I have managed
>>to purchase Fritz6 and Chess Tiger.
>
>Rings a bell. Winters were so inhuman in New Hampshire that to compensate I
>started buying all sort of dedicated chess machines in late seventies. And ever
>since...
>
>> And have enjoyed very much both.
>>However I turned fifty in September and celebrated by purchasing a Heritage
>>Softail Classic. For all the unenlightened out there it is a Harley
>>Davidson motorcycle.
>
>Once I had a Yamaha thumper in the center of the living room, waiting for Spring
>to come. :)

 Would have been a sight to see! I have a friend who, bought a new Harley,
 went on a trip and every night rolled it in the motel room....TP

>
>Enrique
>
>> Since the winter here generally is not that cold and
>>spring is on the horizon,  atlas my poor chess programs will be just laying
>>there in my computer dormant, alone with no one to execute them. This is a
>>warning out there to all Computer Chess Enthusiasts, if you truly love your
>>chess programs, don't I repeat never buy a Harley! I'm sure Steve would
>>appreciate that too for if the this terrible blight on Computer Chess should
>>spread it could put quite a dent in ICD revenues. And perhaps even threaten
>>the existence of  Computer Chess...........:)
>>
>>PS....perhaps some one will start a new self help organization (CCEAH).
>>      "Computer Chess Enthusiasts against Hogs".
>>
>>
>>TP



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