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Subject: Re: Poll question.

Author: Mark Young

Date: 15:06:40 09/09/99

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On September 09, 1999 at 13:57:54, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On September 09, 1999 at 00:35:01, Mark Young wrote:
>[snip]
>>>I think what Ed is doing is sure to strengthen his program in a mighty way in
>>>the long run.  Besides which, he is providing real data to the threadbare
>>>question "How strong are computers compared to humans at tournament time
>>>controls?"
>>
>>This is not what Ed is doing. He is answering the question "How strong is Rebel
>>compared to GM humans at tourament time controls." We don't even know how strong
>>this version of Rebel is compared to other programs. This is a huge leap of
>>logic to make such a statment.
>Yes, but that is easily resolved by testing.  You can find the answer for
>yourself by just buying a copy of Rebel and running your own tournaments.  There
>will be some inaccuracy in the calibration because we don't know the *exact*
>formula for translation from a machine of one speed to a machine of different
>MHz, but it is still a heck of a lot better than guessing.
>[snip]

Untill the version is sold I will not assume it is as strong or stronger then
Hiarcs 7.32, Fritz 5.32, or Chessmaster 6000.



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