Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 15:06:49 11/16/00
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On November 16, 2000 at 17:17:27, Bertil Eklund wrote: >On November 16, 2000 at 15:45:06, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>On November 16, 2000 at 13:24:25, Bruce Moreland wrote: >> >>>On November 16, 2000 at 09:07:23, walter irvin wrote: >>> >>>>to me programs fall into 2 list bean counters and knowledge based . >>>>bean counters >>>>fritz >>>>junior >>>>nimzo >>>>lg2000a >>>> >>>>knowledge based >>>>shredder >>>>hiarcs >>>>rebel >>>>tiger >>>>diep >>>>crafty >>>>king >>>> >>>>now you would think that the knowledge based programs would destroy bean >>>>counters .but that is usually not the case .bean counters are some of the best >>>>and strongest .which makes me wonder if trying to put so much knowledge in a >>>>program really makes it better .i think that depth of search would count for >>>>more than knowledge . >>> >>>To me, they fall into two categories, A-M, and N-Z. I think that the balance of >>>power has favored A-M (Genius, MChess, Fritz, Hiarcs), but over time we are >>>seeing an increase in strength in N-Z (Shredder, Tiger, Nimzo). >>> >>>My personal favorites are mostly A-M programs, and my own program is definitely >>>an A-M program (Ferret), but I do have a few sentimental favorites in the N-Z's >>>(XXXX). >>> >>>The A-M's also include the top mainframe programs (Deep Blue, Hitech, Cray >>>Blitz), and the best open-source program (Crafty), so all in all I think that >>>A-M is still doing better than N-Z. >>> >>>bruce >> >> >>So now A-M are called the bean counters and N-Z the knowledged based ones? >> >>You will have to agree that "knowledge based" sounds a lot better than N-Z. >> >>Bruce, where is your feeling for drama? A-M vs N-Z is boring. Knowledge >>vs beans is the way to argue, much more fun. >> >>Ed (A-Z) > >Hi! > >I have e-mailed you some questions (a few days ago), I should appreciate if you >answered as soon as possible. > >Thanks in advance! > >Bertil I know Bertil but I have a few hundred others that needs an answer too. I will see what I can do. ED
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