Author: Thomas Mayer
Date: 02:12:48 01/19/01
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Hi John, 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! First of all, the university try's to give everyone a system as good as possible... I know that on Franks site I am mentioned with a PII/400 ... That is the minimum system at the moment I will get, it's my own system, I can not afford every year a new one, this is not possible. But also: Hardware is not everything, if this would be the case we mustn't start that tournament, 60 CPU's would be to much for every partipicant. And double the MHz is around 50-70 ELOs - that is also not soooo much, not enough that you lose a 9-round-tournament because of hardware. And maybe next consideration: I am not going to win in paderborn. Quark is a project which has begun in November 9th 2000... It IS not possible that I can win there, others spend there full time on chess programming, I can only spend several hours. But what I want to have: FUN... Met all those big guys, like Theron, Morsch, SMK, Donninger, Suurbulle... for me, that is the main thing behind participating - but you can be sure I am also trying to give them a as hard job as possible to beat me... and you can imagine how high I will jump if I can bite one of the big guys... :) Greets, Thomas P.S.: Frank if you read this... As I said, put PII/400 on your site, they will discuss about the hardware... :)
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