Author: Mark Ryan
Date: 03:17:12 08/27/00
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On August 26, 2000 at 19:41:02, Christophe Theron wrote: >On August 26, 2000 at 09:49:49, Aaron Tay wrote: > >>On August 26, 2000 at 06:40:23, Mark Ryan wrote: >> >>> But what if we gave any >>>computer manufacturer whose machine won the WMCCC the right to advertise "we >won the WMCCC"? >> >>Computer manufacturer? Isn;t it the program that counts for microcomputers? So >>in the just recently concluded tournament did AMD or Intel win? >> >>Anyway the programmer of the winning program already has bragging rights.. > > >Kryotech was interested in this at a time. Tiger and Rebel were running on >600MHz Kryotech computers (the K6-III was not able to run at that speed at that >time, but with the cooling system on the Kryotech computer it was possible). > >I guess that Transmeta could be a possible candidate for processor sponsoring. > >I think of: > * Intel (P-III, P-IV) > * AMD (Athlon, Duron) > * Kryotech (cooled AMD processors) > * Transmeta (Crusoe) > * IBM (PowerPC) > * MIPS (various processors) > > >However if you ask them, maybe the answer will be: we sponsor the event if all >the participants are using our microprocessors. Some competitors are, again, >coing to complain. > >But it's worth a try... > > > > Christophe Hi, Christophe: Thanks for the good input. My previous post was unclear; please see my response to Aaron for a clearer explanation of what I meant. And, yes, I am sure that all the companies you mention would be interested. In the world of advertising, a good marketer could really profit from an official World Championship. Cheers, Mark
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