Re: FICS [was "---SCAM WARNING---"]

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From: Golden Medusa
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 00:00

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Scott Bogert <sab.23@ibm.net> wrote:

>i don't know if i had the right place, but i decided to check out the
>FICS and what i saw was a joke.  isn't there an actual chess board (not
>just a bunch of ASCII characters), and how does one move the pieces? 
>people actually play blitz on this?!
>
>and by the way it's ICC (or as it used to be called AICS)

You are WAY OFF!
FICS does support graphics interface for both DOS and Windows (just
like ICC.  I am a member at ICC and use Blitizen to play....great
software.

I use both SLICS and ZIICS for DOS to play at FICS....just as good as
blitizen.  I even use SLICS and ZIICS for DOS to play at ICC.

As far as I found so far, FICS is just as good as ICC.
I like ICC due to the fact that there are lessons like Mr Spock's
I like FICS, cuz its free.

I'm not sure I'll keep my membership at ICC next year yet, but for
playing chess... both are good.

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From: blocks@chollian.net (Golden Medusa)
Subject: Re: FICS [was "---SCAM WARNING---"]
Date: 1997/08/02
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