Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 13:07:27 09/08/00
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On September 08, 2000 at 12:13:39, Christophe Theron wrote: >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 > Isn't a Unix limit. The 32 bit time counter doesn't wrap until something like 2032. By then there won't be any 32 bit machines left. The 64 bit counter will last essentially "forever". > > > >>>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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