Perhaps Ron could tell us about Spracklen demise...

Post by **Fernando** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 4:38 pm

As we all know, the Spracklen packed and went when his strongest product, made for Saitek I guess, was not capable of winning a Lang program. After that they went for good and disappeared from the chess scene.
I wonder why. There is no programmer that has never been defeated in some moment by another programmer, but they not necessarily go... Why they departed in such a definitive manner?

I wonder if by chance Ron could know something about that...

Bryan Whitby · Post by **Bryan Whitby** » Wed Dec 30, 2015 9:58 pm

Fern
Have you read this 95 page interview with the Spracklen's?
http://archive.computerhistory.org/proj ... 630821.pdf
Bryan

steffen · Post by **steffen** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 12:10 am

Bryan, I´ve never read that before.
1,000 thanks to you. Great stuff

Bryan Whitby · Post by **Bryan Whitby** » Thu Dec 31, 2015 9:00 am

Hi Steffen
Glad you enjoyed it!
Regards
Bryan

Post by **Fernando** » Fri Jan 01, 2016 2:23 pm

Chessmaster Ireland wrote:Hi Steffen
Glad you enjoyed it!
Regards
Bryan

I knew that interview, which is very interesting. But when they say that they considered the all thing as done, finished, etc, still we have questions. Why?
Why the considered there were no more chances?
I have written books that did not hit the target, not much sales, not much reading, zero critics, but i still continue writing until another book does hit the target. You does not give up just like that. They did.
So my question is still extant: why?

Fern