Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 09:13:39 09/08/00
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On September 08, 2000 at 11:13:25, stuart taylor wrote:
>On September 08, 2000 at 02:51:27, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:
>
>>On September 08, 2000 at 02:17:20, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>
>>>On September 08, 2000 at 01:16:18, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>
>>>>On September 07, 2000 at 22:14:17, stuart taylor wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> This will have to be the last generation of chess programs I will ever be
>>>>>buying, as I will not be able to devote much more of my life to chess, and less
>>
>>
>>>>>so, programs (which you need chess knowledge to be able to appreciate).
>>>I have read Stuart's contribution as follows: saturation + the fact we
>>>have made our programs too strong. Too strong in the sense you need to
>>>be a good chess player to understand what is going on on the board. I
>>>just hope I understood wrong :)
>>>
>>>Ed
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> I just wish to express my plea to the programmers to try to push it all in
>>>>>this year, and not to wait for another one or two years!
>>
>>Dear Stuart,
>>
>>In five years from now we will be able to play machines that are the size of a
>>pocket calculator and have the strength of a grandmaster. You will then be able
>>to play a game at any time and anywhere. The world isn't going to end until
>>December 31, 2012 and so we have plenty of time to play chess.
>Only 5 years? Hmmmm!
>And which reference do you have for the world ending in 2012?
I guess it's an internal limitation of MacOS or Unix.
Christophe
>>Having a strong computer opponent not only means that you will never beat it but
>>it always will play excellent chess and you can wow your friends by saying what
>>a genius you are for buying it in the first place.
>I've always wanted such a thing!
>>
>>Some of my friends are gun nuts and have over one hundred guns each. They don't
>>shoot every gun but they collect them for the romance of the weapon. I have
>>three telescopes and two sets of binoculars. I have a specific use for each
>>one. Some folks collect fine automobiles ie 1920s Bugatti sportsters and
>>Humvees and so on.
>I would collect violins and bows (I only have 3 of each), but not for their
>pedigree or even their looks, but for their great sounds, which I can produce
>from them. But one which does everything (or at most, 2)would be even nicer.
> Same with chess programs.
>>
>>There is no rush to own the ultimate chess program. Just be interested in the
>>rich and varied aspects of chess and think of the silicon beasts as tools to
>>enrich our lives.
>>
>>
>>Tim Frohlick "Eschatological Man"
>
>Best regards,
>Shimon Taylor
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