From: haefner@IASTATE.EDU (Ralph I Haefner)
Subject: Re: Fischer match on ICS
Reply-To: haefner@IASTATE.EDU (Ralph I Haefner)
Organization: Iowa State University
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 17:41:20 GMT

In article <13572.2aa25907@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu>,
wagner@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu writes:
> In article <9208312005.AA05212@econ.berkeley.edu>, jeff@econ.Berkeley.EDU
(Jeffrey C. Ely) writes:
> > sharring@cms.tamu.edu (Stephen L Harrington):
> > 
> >>I have been informed that the fischer match will be covered live
> >>on Prodigy. If anyone has access to the Prodigy service, the  rest
> >>of us here on the internet will be eternally grateful if you 
> >>could/would glean the info from prodigy and cross-post. Supposedly
> >>it is @ ~3pm Yugoslavian time, which makes it early morning for
> >>those of us in the United States. Real-time would be the ideal,
> >>but delayed slightly would still be better than nothing. Anyone
> >>out there have prodigy????
> > 
> > 
> > Im sure there are many rec.games.chess.-philes who would be quite stoked
> > to see this match in real time.  There was an earlier suggestion to have the
> > moves played out in real time on ICS.  This could be accomplished by
logging
> > into ICS through two separate windows, one for Fischer and one for Spassky.
> > There must be somebody out there with Prodigy who will be watching this
match
> > anyway.  Is it possible to orchestrate this so that we could compensate a
> > volunteer for his service.  
> > 
> > Here's a suggestion.  Registered ICS users have their e-mail addresses
> > on file.  How about setting a small fee to use ICS during the match. 
Players
> > who logged on during the match (and I guess it would be fair to first
verify
> > that they watched the match as opposed to just logged on and off-I assume 
> > this is possible)  could be "billed."  Of course there will be some free
> > riders, but the problem could at least be minimized by preventing 
> > non-registered players from logging on during the match (I assume this is 
> > possible) abd by consistently nagging those who fail to pay with a barrage
> > of e-mail.  (players could be warned when logging into ICS at these times 
> > that they are expected to pay.)  
> > 
> > An even better system, if implementable, would be to have each potential
> > user pledge via e-mail, prior to the match, to send a check to whomever
after
> > the match is over.  Only useres who have made this pledge would be allowed 
> > to log on during match games.  Under this system, players who commit 
> > themselves know in advance that if they fail to pay, they will be subject
> > to e-mail terrorism.
> > 
> > I bet there is enough interest in this match that the fee per individual
> > would not have to be too high (less than the price of a movie) to generate
> > sufficient incentive to supply the service.  BTW I hear that the match will
> > also be covered on USA Today Sports Network and Compuserve.
> > 
> > Jeff Ely                                    "He said the Sun's not
yellow...
> > Department of Economics                      It's Chicken!"
> > UC Berkeley
> 
> I don't mean to be rude, but do you realize that your quest for 
> entertainment has consequences for people living in a nation torn by 
> civil war?  

No, it doesnt.  If you think it will have any impact on what those nationalist
idiots are doint to each other you need a clue real bad.
 -Ralph

> 						-Luke
> 					wagner@mps.ohio-state.EDU
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