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

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From: Ron Moskovitz
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 1997 00:00

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 I Don't know why ICC users feel the need to lambaste FICS. The truth
is that ICC has some real advantages, but whether or not those
advantages are worth $50 is up for everyone to decide.

 For the player who only occasionally wants to play online, it's almost
certainly not worth it. For someone who really wants all the bonues
and lectures and simuls ICC offers, it probably is.

 The point is not that FICS offers everything that ICC does but rather
that FICS is free. If all you want to do is play a few games of chess
on-line now and then, it's hard to justify spending the extra
dough. 

 As a free server, FICS offers everything you could reasonably want for:
a good number of players (although few masters), a solid interface,
and a usually helpful staff. (There have been a few complaints, but I
think the norm is solid, dependable behavior.)

 -Ron

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Date: 1997/08/03
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