Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 09:38:18 09/08/00
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On September 08, 2000 at 11:13:25, stuart taylor wrote: >On September 08, 2000 at 02:51:27, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: > >>On September 08, 2000 at 02:17:20, Ed Schröder wrote: >> >>>On September 08, 2000 at 01:16:18, Christophe Theron wrote: >>> >>>>On September 07, 2000 at 22:14:17, stuart taylor wrote: >>>> >>>>> This will have to be the last generation of chess programs I will ever be >>>>>buying, as I will not be able to devote much more of my life to chess, and less >> >> >>>>>so, programs (which you need chess knowledge to be able to appreciate). >>>I have read Stuart's contribution as follows: saturation + the fact we >>>have made our programs too strong. Too strong in the sense you need to >>>be a good chess player to understand what is going on on the board. I >>>just hope I understood wrong :) >>> >>>Ed >>> >>> >>> >>>>> I just wish to express my plea to the programmers to try to push it all in >>>>>this year, and not to wait for another one or two years! >> >>Dear Stuart, >> >>In five years from now we will be able to play machines that are the size of a >>pocket calculator and have the strength of a grandmaster. You will then be able >>to play a game at any time and anywhere. The world isn't going to end until >>December 31, 2012 and so we have plenty of time to play chess. >Only 5 years? Hmmmm! >And which reference do you have for the world ending in 2012? >> >>Having a strong computer opponent not only means that you will never beat it but >>it always will play excellent chess and you can wow your friends by saying what >>a genius you are for buying it in the first place. >I've always wanted such a thing! >> >>Some of my friends are gun nuts and have over one hundred guns each. They don't >>shoot every gun but they collect them for the romance of the weapon. I have >>three telescopes and two sets of binoculars. I have a specific use for each >>one. Some folks collect fine automobiles ie 1920s Bugatti sportsters and >>Humvees and so on. >I would collect violins and bows (I only have 3 of each), but not for their >pedigree or even their looks, but for their great sounds, which I can produce >from them. But one which does everything (or at most, 2)would be even nicer. > Same with chess programs. Sounds... yes there are sounds for me in chess. The thunder of Ra4-g4, threatening to sacrifice itself on g7, possible to take in three ways, but all with devastating consequences... The silence of Bc2-d3 creating a tranquil zugzwang. And yes, violins and bows... Just want to wish you good luck in the future. There are many ways to share with other people. Thanks >> >>There is no rush to own the ultimate chess program. Just be interested in the >>rich and varied aspects of chess and think of the silicon beasts as tools to >>enrich our lives. >> >> >>Tim Frohlick "Eschatological Man" > >Best regards, >Shimon Taylor
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