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Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!pyrdc!mike
From: mike@pyrdc.UUCP (Mike Whitman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,rec.games.chess
Subject: Re: AIChess, a PC-based chess program
Keywords: "apparently", "Early rumors", "Very little else is known",
Message-ID: <1977@pyrdc.UUCP>
Date: 28 Sep 88 16:02:29 GMT
References: <6357@venera.isi.edu> <7236@well.UUCP>
Distribution: rec.games.chess
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In article <7236@well.UUCP>, ekw@well.UUCP (Elliott Winslow) writes:
> The venerable Stuart Cracraft more-or-less repeated an earlier posting with:
> 
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>
> What is this guy up to???  He posts these snake-oil advertisements, but never
> seems to be quite telling you what is really going on.  He doesn't name any
> sources.  He doesn't tell you what happens when you dial the number.  He
> doesn't respond when you ask him questions.  
> 
> I'll bite.  I'll call this number tomorrow and see what (if anything) happens.
> At least it's not a 976 number...
> 
>     Elliott Winslow
>     (415) 653-4256
>     ekw@well.UUCP

I just called the above number and got the following recorded message:

"AIChess is the worlds strongest PC based chess program. If you would like more
information about this fine product please leave your name and address after the
bell." beeeeeeeeep

Not much information in that messasge. Looks like a good way to get a mailing
list of chess/computer types to me without buying it from another source.
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