Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 14:46:59 01/18/01
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On January 18, 2001 at 17:43:41, John Wentworth wrote: >On January 18, 2001 at 17:26:23, John Dahlem wrote: > >>Speaking of these tournaments... >> >>Why don't they make all programs use equal hardware???? I don't understand why >>they allow anyone to use SIXTY 300 mhz processors, especially when some use one >>400 mhz processor. This in my opinion is very unfair! Hardware becomes the issue >>as much as software. Why dont they give all the authors a 1000 mhz pentium and >>say 'use this or dont play'? I know there is an explanation but I obviously >>dont currently know what it is! >> >> >>Thanks >> >>John > >Absolutely. It's the same thing as having car races with some Corvettes, Vipers, >Ferrari's, Ford Pinto's, Toyota Corolla's, GMC Dump trucks etc. etc. Gee I would >really love to spend a few hours wondering why the driver of the dump truck >loss. I'am sorry but you can have the best driver, but if you put him in a slow >vehicle, guess what he's going to lose. What question are we asking? What's the fastest car in the world? The answer is not a Ford or even a Ferrarri. It's a rocket powered vehicle that can break the sound barrier. If we are asking "What is the fastest stock car?" Or "What is the fastest open-wheeled race car?" then the answer might be "Ford" or "Ferrari" The WCCC is designed to discover the strongest chess machine on the planet. If we force them to work on the same microcomputer, we cannot answer the question.
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