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Subject: Re: Interesting Richard Lang info from CSS6/00

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 01:32:26 12/14/00

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On December 13, 2000 at 11:20:40, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On December 13, 2000 at 03:17:07, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>>On December 13, 2000 at 02:42:38, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>On December 13, 2000 at 01:58:56, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have wondered long time, what is 10x world champion Richard Lang doing?
>>>>If I have understand right Richard says, that he has given up PC chess, because
>>>>there is not enough money in it! In addition he has not succeeded to improve
>>>>Genius in last years! Honest speech as others claim always 50 points rating
>>>>increase in year...
>>>
>>>Not a problem when your hardware doubles in speed.
>>>;-)
>>
>>OK then, so that's why I keep saying that there should be extensive testing of
>>new programs vs. the versions of two generations back, also.
>> But no one seems to even respond anything about this idea, let alone carry it
>>out. SO I thought they must feel that it is obviously unnecesary!
>
>And yet, when the SSDF does it, mobs scream bloody murder.  "Why are you testing
>these old programs on old machines?"
>
>I guess you can't please everybody.

Yes, they do it a bit. But It should also be on new hardware so we can see how
much we are REALLY moving forward.
Blue murders? maybe they don't realize it is a part of a plan, in which case
everyone would agree to it.
S.Taylor



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