Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:03:52 01/24/00
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On January 23, 2000 at 16:33:45, Chris Carson wrote: >Perhaps not impressive is the wrong phrase. > >Chip Test, Deep Thought and Deep Blue >are all very impressive achievements. I have >a lot of respect for IBM, HSU and the rest >of the team that actually did the work. > >The above simply does not support the >hype that has been posted. The hype is not >impressive (IMHO). Chip Test/DT/DB were >impressive in the short time they were >here. :) > >The facts are much more impressive than the hype IMHO. :) > >Just an opinion (and $2 will get you a cup of >coffee) from a C-class player. :) > >Best Regards, >Chris Carson They were "here" for over 10 years. Chiptest played in the 1986 ACM event. Deep Thought played in the 1995 ACM event. DB played in 1996/1997 vs Kasparov. During the 1986-1995 era, DT won every major event it played in except for one, Hong Kong in 1995. (I am not counting 1986 when the machine first hit the street, as it was not "ready for prime time" and had horrible bugs). Since then It lost to, and then beat Kasparov. All pretty good "facts" supporting the beast...
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