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Subject: Re: computer ratings on different hardware

Author: Michel Chassey

Date: 07:56:24 06/03/99

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It seems that competition on uneven hardware has relevance for a lot of
people here. End users probably couln't care less (the chess maniacs).
Programmers would say the testing is useful as a proving ground for new
ideas. To find some use for all the long threads we've had on this subject,
we should have this as a poll question :
Are concerned about Computer Chess Competition on uneven hardware ?

Michel Chassey :)
On June 03, 1999 at 10:43:26, walter irvin wrote:

>   i have tested lots of programs on equal and unequal hardware ,in computer
>chess speed is king .if you give a program as weak as cm2100 200,000,000 nodes a
>sec it would defeat all of the best programs today on reg. pcs k-6 2 450
>ect.plus you could take a program with no evaluation other than material,give it
>say 900,000,000,000,000 and it could beat even grandmasters.with this in mind
>think how useless it is to rate a program on a p90 against k6 2 450 ,the p90
>will lose so why even play the game,just record loss for p90.now against people
>it would be alot more meaningfull a p90 or what ever .



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