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Subject: Re: How advanced was deep blue's software?

Author: Lonnie Cook

Date: 17:41:20 11/07/00

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On November 07, 2000 at 19:51:46, walter irvin wrote:

>On November 07, 2000 at 18:59:57, michael mayfield wrote:
>
>>I remember reading somewhere that deep blue's software wasn't very strong
>>compared to programs like fritz and that it was the hardware speed that was the
>>main factor to account for its strength....Anyone have an info about this?
>>
>>
>>thanks..
>people always like to say that deep blue had a great eval and so far better than
>any pc program . the reality is that if you could run hiarcs at 200,000,000 nps
>it would be rated 3000+ elo .its 90% hardware 10% software .i mean if you could
>run sargon III at 200,000,000 it would be a super grandmaster .i think also what
>helped deep blue was the program was not available for kasparov to practice
>against .

Well I agree with most of your concept but software does matter and if u have
some solid strong software and outta this world iron u can be plowing down
opponent after opponent. Actually I think if u had Shredder on some serious Iron
it would be immensely powerful, same as Fritz6,Rebel,CT,Junior 6 Gandalf etc



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