Author: Chessfun
Date: 01:41:35 05/20/01
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On May 20, 2001 at 04:08:23, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On May 20, 2001 at 03:10:31, stuart taylor wrote: > >>We're talking about CM7000 and 8000. Aren't they upgrades to CM6000 (and 6555)? >>Even if not advertised as such It is the clear assumption as it has the same >>name, and the numbers continue from there. i.e CM7000 coming after CM6000 (and >>it's offshoots). CM6555 is simply another modified version of the CM6000 much the same as you are now seeing modified engine tournaments of CM8000 personalities. >No, they're new versions IMO. And a new version doesn't automatically mean >upgrade or strength improvement. It can just as easily be a question of changing >the concept. CM7000 was a dubious release compared to CM6000 judging from the >little I know about both of them. Totally correct. The CM7000 was the same engine as the CM6000 excluding the fact that the hash setting couldn't be modified whereas with the CM6000 it could. >However, I think that CM8000 has a number of new features. The most prominent >one being something resembling WinBoard support and an autoplay feature as a >result of that. And since I haven't seen any evidence to suggest that the engine >is weaker (or stronger), the criticism is a little void of meaning. The CM8000 is a vast overall improvement over the CM6000. The additional features aside from winboard support and by chance :-) autoplay which wasn't actually a CM idea, there is the instant analysis and multi engine instant analysis. As well as various other user enhancements which while they may not serve the average CM buyer were things that were cried out for by the likes of users at this forum. I still myself haven't seen anything that leads me to believe that the CM8K is any weaker than the CM6K. Sarah.
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