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Subject: Re: Terrible User Interfaces in Chess Programs

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 22:45:50 02/11/00

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On February 12, 2000 at 01:09:07, Vincent Vega wrote:

>On February 12, 2000 at 00:50:02, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>>What is the best-selling chess program?  What made that program best-selling
>>>when it's strength was well behind other?
>>
>>Best-selling program whose strength is well behind others.... Beats the heck out
>>of me. Which?
>
>Whose strength _was_ well behind others.  Don't twist my words.  A: Chessmaster.

Why do you believe that Chessmaster was well behind the others in strength.  I
believe quite the opposite -- that it is and has been one of the very strongest
programs.

I also despise the CM5500 interface (one of the few commercial chess programs I
bought).  But its strength is very, very high.  The SSDF list confirms that as
well.
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• Re: Terrible User Interfaces in Chess Programs Dave Gomboc 23:09:56 02/11/00
  • Re: Terrible User Interfaces in Chess Programs Albert Silver 06:23:43 02/12/00
    • Re: Terrible User Interfaces in Chess Programs Dave Gomboc 06:59:38 02/12/00
      • Re: Terrible User Interfaces in Chess Programs Tom Kerrigan 12:06:22 02/12/00
      • Re: Terrible User Interfaces in Chess Programs Albert Silver 07:08:13 02/12/00

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