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Subject: Re: strongest program

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 11:17:35 11/19/00

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On November 19, 2000 at 13:55:43, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>On November 18, 2000 at 21:25:44, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On November 18, 2000 at 19:38:23, Wayne Lowrance wrote:
>>
>>>On November 18, 2000 at 18:28:09, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 18, 2000 at 16:01:36, walter irvin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>does anyone know  the strongest chess computer was that ran on the 6502 cpu ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I guess it is one of Ed Shröder's program.
>>>>
>>>>But he could answer, he knows better than me.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Ummmm. I think the Spraeklins (Sargon) is right there.
>>
>>
>>I don't think so. Sargon on 6502 was strong, but it was basically a brute force
>>program.
>>
>>Ed's programs were selective, and much stronger.
>>
>>Here is the best 6502 computer ever tested by the SSDF:
>>
>> 106 Mephisto MM 4 Turbo Kit  6502 16 MHz    2093   46   -42   292   73%  1918
>>
>>I'm almost sure Ed is the programmer of the Mephisto Polgar:
>>
>> 113 Mephisto Polgar  6502 10 MHz            2042   43   -41   283   59%  1979
>>
>>I don't know if he is also the author of the MM4.
>>
>>The best program on 6502 by the Spracklens is:
>>
>> 160 Fidelity Par Excellence  6502 5 MHz     1835   22   -22  1022   48%  1846
>>
>>The ratings are from the January 2000 SSDF list. They should be comparable to
>>human elos.
>>
>>
>>If anything here is wrong, I'm sure somebody will correct me.
>>
>>
>>
>>    Christophe
>
>yes - its all ed.
>
>the ssdf threw out the turbo kits.

I see from christophe's post that the turbo kit is in the ssdf list so I do not
understand what do you mean.

>they said: these machines are not commerically available or other strange
>comments. in fact mephisto sold less units of their 68020, 68000 machines.
>the turbo-kits "stole" mephisto the important ssdf-positions. therefore
>mephisto made sure (!) turbo-kit get banned out of the list.

I again do not understand.
I see that in place 106 the turbo Kit is mephisto so mephisto and tarbo kit are
two part of the same name.

Uri



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