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Subject: Re: all time greats

Author: Andrew Dados

Date: 21:47:04 11/03/00

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On November 04, 2000 at 00:00:04, Peter Skinner wrote:

>>By your definition I would say that Richard Lang's programs between 1985 and
>>1992 are the all time greats.
>>
>>They are still an incredible challenge to many amateur programs.
>>
>>
>>
>>    Christophe
>
>I totally agree. We have benefacted from the experience of earlier acheivements,
>just as the rest of the world has.
>
>To say that today's programs are the best of all-time, is a slap in the face of
>the older generation of programs. Nothing has been proved. Today's standard are
>so much higher than they were back then. There is really no comparison.

Most important thing is processor speed / memory sizes programs were
written/debugged and intended to run. For me all time greatest is definitely
Genius. Get a 486/33Mhz and try it against any of todays top programs. I put my
money on Genius...

-Andrew-



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