Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 18:46:37 02/15/02
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On February 15, 2002 at 21:01:35, Christophe Theron wrote: [snip] >In the contrary, the question about slow processors is extremely interesting. > >You seem to ignore that most processors in the world are not faster than 16MHz. > >Do you have a cellphone? Do you have a Palm? > >They are cheap and they are everywhere. The question about the maximum elo we >will ever get on them is HOT. > >(note that there is in theory no maximum limit, but that's only theory) It is intresting for another reason also. If I can make a program which has an SSDF ELO of 2600 on a 1MHz machine, what ELO will it have on a 10GHz machine? I might want to hike to the top of Mount Rainier (14,409 feet, 4,392 meter mountain in Washington State) and when I get there, I might want to play a game of chess right on the summit. Wouldn't it be fun to say, "I played an exhilliarating game of chess on the peak of Mount Rainier!" Now, I would not want to lug a generator, a computer, a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse up there. I would not even want to bring a laptop. But a 4 ounce unit I can carry in my pocket -- why not? Of course, "interesting" is in the eye of the beholder. What is interesting to me may be dull to everyone else.
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