Author: James Robertson
Date: 09:16:12 01/15/00
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>that is the _wrong_ question. The right question is "If someone else wanted >to continue the deep blue project _today_ how long would it take them to catch >up to the point where Hsu is? While Hsu is off doing a new machine by himself >without IBM involved? I claim 12 years +or longer+... > >And during that 12 years, Hsu would also have 12 years. He would not be >caught, most likely... If they started _today_, they would have Hsu's previous work to work with, unless the terms of his contract prevent anyone from ever accessing his research. But that is not really the point. I think the discussion started over whether or not another person or team of people could have created a supercomputer comparable to Deep Blue. James
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