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Subject: Re: What is the Rating of Leutinent Commander Data on Star Trek?

Author: Ricardo Gibert

Date: 05:16:25 01/20/02

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On January 20, 2002 at 07:33:57, Albert Silver wrote:

>On January 20, 2002 at 06:18:26, Hans van der Zijden wrote:
>
>>Star Trek plays roughly 350 years in the future. Given that computers double
>>there speed every 18 months, double speed gives 50 extra elopoints and there are
>>233 18 months periods in 350 years, then logic dictates that Data has 233*50 elo
>>more than the rating computers have now. So I would say Data has a rating of +/-
>>14000 :-).
>>
>>Hans.
>
>Another way of approaching those numbers of yours is this: Given that computers
>double there speed every 18 months, double speed gives about one extra ply, and

A typical EBF today is about 3 rather than 2, so a tripling of speed is needed
to add 1 ply of depth.

>there are 233 18-month periods in 350 years, then logic dictates that Data can
>calculate roughly 233 plies deeper than today's computers. Might as well say he
>has chess solved. :-)
>
>                                        Albert



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