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**Just2Good** · 07-19-2010, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by santa

On FICS, computers are permitted:
1. They can login as a guest. Guests do not play rated games, so this doesn't cause any problems with ratings.
2. They can use a declared computer account (with permission). One such is a wireless router, TogaRouter, running TogaII. Most of the computers rate well over 2000.

Yeah, the quality of play on FICS is better than ICC, however - the quality of functionality is poorer on FICS. FICS best selling point is that you can play suicide chess with other good players. I used to be the #1 suicide player in Australia you know - seriously!

07-19-2010, 07:31 AM	#48 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,233 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Originally Posted by santa On FICS, computers are permitted: 1. They can login as a guest. Guests do not play rated games, so this doesn't cause any problems with ratings. 2. They can use a declared computer account (with permission). One such is a wireless router, TogaRouter, running TogaII. Most of the computers rate well over 2000. Yeah, the quality of play on FICS is better than ICC, however - the quality of functionality is poorer on FICS. FICS best selling point is that you can play suicide chess with other good players. I used to be the #1 suicide player in Australia you know - seriously! __________________ . "The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." ~ Isaiah Berlin ~