Author: blass uri
Date: 21:42:02 06/15/99
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On June 15, 1999 at 23:47:07, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote: <snipped> >I disagree. They're running programs on different hardware and that doesn't make >for intelligent evaluations of program vs. program. Furthermore, I didn't say >they shouldn't do it, but rather what is to be accomplished by testing program >against program on various types of hardware that is not of equal stature. They >can do it - but is it truly meaningful??? Some programs like Hiarcs7.32 cannot use the better hardware that Deep Junior and Ferret are using(4 parallel processors) . If they decide to do their programs commercial then people with the best hardware can use the better hardware for them. I agree that it was better to let programs to use the best hardware that they can use but there is no sponsor to buy for every participant the best hardware that it can use. Uri
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