Rybka 3.0 Released!

Rybka 3.0 has been released today, August 6, 2008 after a very long wait. It was due to be released on Monday, but last minute bug fixes caused the 2 day delay. I'm sure all those who get Rybka will be glad that they took the few extra days to fix the bugs, than to put up with them until a fixed version is released! :)

At the moment, I don't know if I will be able to purchase Deep Rybka 3.0 I just don't have the kind of money they want for a "Deep" (or multi-processor) version. Even if it's just the UCI Engine itself and not packaged with Chess Assistant 10 or Aquarium. Which is kind of sad, I mean there are people out there with OCTAL comps now! That would buy me a small car to get around town! Beats the bus for the disabled. But I do like to go to sleep dreaming I had this kind of setup, lol, you always have your dreams, no one can take those away from you. I have 2 ICC accounts due this month, my human account and TransWarp. Then to get kicked in the butt, my website didn't send a notice that it was getting ready to deduct $38.00+ from my bank at the end of the month. So that put me $15.00 in the hole PLUS a $30.00 overdraft fee. Great. I really preferred it when they deducted monthly...at least you knew when. Needless to say, I will be writing a complaint to them, they will of course say it's my job to keep track (which it is..but a notice would be nice). Depending on the next few days, I will decide whether or not to keep my website, blog & TransWarp account. It would really make no sense to continue with Rybka 2.3.2a as well as pay for a website promoting Rybka and TransWarp. I would really hate for this to happen, but such is life, you have to do what you have to do to survive. We shall see, my friends.

In other news, TransWarp is approaching 400 days TOTAL ONLINE TIME. It won't happen for another 7.5 days online. With the exception of the "Bach" comps online there, which are ICC comps with crafty I believe. This is quite an achievement for a high rated computer. I have enough online time left to make it, the 18th is the day it expires. The 15th is when my human account expires. It's been online since 2001, but doesn't have near the hours TransWarp does! lol! Well, as I suggested below, check out which package works best for you and what you plan to do with it. It's an expensive hobby, so get the best out of it you can within your budget.