Author: pavel
Date: 08:18:40 11/17/00
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On November 17, 2000 at 10:23:22, Stefan Meyer-Kahlen wrote: >On November 17, 2000 at 08:11:58, Peter Skinner wrote: > >>Is there a Winboard version of Shredder 5.0, or one that can be _directly_ >>connected to an ICS? > >No, but I will do this as soon as I got flatrate Internt access. > > >>I did purchase Shredder 4.0, as our discussions before made me get off the fence >>and purchase it. > >Great! :-) > >>I do value how a programmer does see the current market for chess programs, and >>how it rates their "new" version against the other "new" versions. > >I don't want to compare my version with those of my colleagues here. I guess >this is best done by others, more indenpendent testers, also I don't have access >to all of my competiters programs yet. But I can tell you that I am VERY happy >with Shredder5. > >>Where does Shredder 5.0 rate in games <30 mins per side? I like using chess >>programs mainly over ICS, in games at <30 min per side, and I really don't care >>about rating as I do about interesting games for observers to watch and guess >>what the computer is possibly thinking. Will Shredder be an entertaining as I >>have found the Rebel 11.0 package? Or the upcoming Fritz 7 package that I have >>found interesting to watch? > >I am sorry, I can't answer this, but if you force me to I would say yes :-) > >>Let me also say I was not impressed with Fritz 6's play, but was with Fritz >>5.32. I enjoyed Junior 6 better than Junior 5. Will I enjoy Shredder 5.0 better >>than 4.0? > >I don't know you but I would be surprised if not. > >>Quite a few questions, but as we have discussed this before I feel you can give >>me the best, honest answer. >> >>Purchasing Shredder 5.0 would be a lock, if it has a Winboard version. > >Sorry :-) > > Stefan I think winboard version would be the best reason I would want to buy it (because of ICS) so is there a possibility that the winboard version might come as a patch or sent to registered consumers only? pavs
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