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Subject: Re: Great playing programs and the future of chess.

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 08:23:59 02/26/00

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On February 26, 2000 at 09:43:15, Georg Langrath wrote:

>Yes the chesscomputers of today are great for both strong and weak players.
>
>But I can not understand how the programmers shall do, to make us think that we
>need new chessprograms in future.

They'll manage and we'll buy them, looking for the last drop of performance, the
latest features... :)

> I mean the programs of today already have
>everything and more to that.

Sure, but you can say the same about cars, computers, word processors, cameras,
and there is no sign of market saturation.

I was extatic with my portable 286 and Mchess 1.xx, dos 5, Word Perfect 4.2, and
here I am, looking at my dinosaurs with a single PIII-500 and ready to "upgrade"
them. Pathetic, I guess.

Enrique

>Georg
>
>
>
>On February 26, 2000 at 01:35:49, C McClain Morris wrote:
>
>>Man, I like playing Junior6, Fritz6, Crafty17.07, Hiarcs 7.32 or even Hiarcs
>>6.00 or Junior 6.0. What human component could analyse the way they do. And
>>after they kick you tail 5 games in a row in 3 minute blitz, you don't have to
>>hear a snide remark. They don't have kids running around the house while you are
>>trying to play a serious game with a friend, and you don't have to worry about
>>drinking your soda only to find that your 2 year old has dropped your knight in
>>your glass. Kid's really like to abuse knights for some reason.
>>Always ready for a game. Always ready to help you improve your game. Maybe GM
>>Bronstein is right: the future of chess is computers. All of the above are great
>>Chess Programs.
>>
>>CMcClain Morris



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