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Subject: Re: Fidelity Excel Mach III design

Author: Alain ZANCHETTA

Date: 07:38:05 06/22/04

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Thanks Steve

>>Additional question :
>>in an old answer, our guru Steve wrote :
>>"2)Fidelity also  preformed factory authorized upgrades from the Mach III to the
>>Mach IV retaining the 6098 model number. "
>>Is there a way to distinguish such an upgraded Mach III->IV from an true Mach
>>III ?
>
> I am not sure i understand the question?
>a True Mach IV will carry a 6110 model number
>if you are asking how does one determine exactly  if they really have a Mach III
>OR a Mach IV then test your computer
>the Mach IV was perhaps 75-80 Elo stronger then the Mach III
>if you test both of the computers using the standard BT2630 or BT 2450 Suite of
>test positions you will get very different solve times for the two computers
>follow this link and test your Mach III
>many computers have been tested with the solve times recorded
>http://www.schachcomputer.at/bt2630.htm

the question was how to distinguish between a true Mach III or a Mach III
upgraded by Fidelity (the possibility that you mentionned a few weeks ago and
which I quoted above).
I'll check with the test.

Thanks again

Alain



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