Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 17:32:17 11/18/98
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On November 18, 1998 at 20:14:37, wayne johnson wrote:
>Microsoft dos may end; but, there is still alot of dos machines being used.
>I have a few dos chess programs that compute much faster and more
>accurately--then supposedly better windows counter-parts--when I run them on a
>486 intel 100mz chip. There are quite a few chessplayers at my local club who
>only own an ibm xt and they seem to do just as well in their ratings. So if you
>have children and can't really afford a IBM clone that runs at 300mz--and the
>professional chess software programs that also cost alot of green. I don't
>forsee a complete end to dos.....
I agree with you.
There are also a lot of countries where the standard computer is still the 286
PC. There are places where young people will only have access to such computers
to learn how to program, and I don't see why they would not succeed. Personnaly
I learned to program on much weaker hardware, so why not?
I also think it is more difficult and interesting to write a decent chess
program on old hardware, and I hope someday we will see a "386-33 World
Microcomputer Chess Championship". I would enter Tiger in this tournament today
without hesitation (and would get my ass kicked by Genius maybe, but it would be
really interesting).
Anybody wants to join the club?
Could somebody owning 2 386 PC (same speed) or more organize Auto232 matches? I
would be glad to send my program and see the results.
Christophe
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