Author: Charles Milton Ling
Date: 20:58:36 08/25/00
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On August 25, 2000 at 00:02:07, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On August 24, 2000 at 22:18:07, Charles Milton Ling wrote: > >>It is hardly my place to comment on this, as my computer literacy is minimal, >>but I do know a little bit about statistics, and a bit more about Chess. >> >>I do not understand why such a tournament is *ever* held except on a >>uniform-platform basis. A "level playing field" (I think it is called) is aimed >>at in all competitions; I fail to understand why this requirement is waived >>here. (I do, of course, realize that processors are only part of the equation, >>but still...) > >There are all sorts of computers out there. Why punish people who develop for >weird ones by telling them they can't play? > >This is an important point, even though in practice what happens is that people >with deep pockets or connections or good organizational talent get the fastest >Windows box they can. > >A problem with a level playing field is that it is a generic vanilla white-bread >playing surface. > >bruce Thank you, Bruce, I learned something again. Charley
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