Author: Detlef Pordzik
Date: 16:39:34 03/17/98
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On March 17, 1998 at 15:23:41, Andreas Mader wrote: >I see that nearly all of you believe that there is nothing wrong with >the ChessBase politic. This is OK by me, but it is also a very sad >moment, because I believe that this is the beginning of the end of the >SSDF list which I like very much. > >There is nothing wrong IMO if the normal settings (opening library, >playing style, endgame table bases etc.) are set to the optimum by a >program if it plays in autoplayer mode. But I think it is not right if a >special hardware is required. > >What will happen next? Next version of Rebel requirering a minimum of >128 MB hash tables (you know, RAM is extremely cheap these days!)? Next >version of Hiarcs requirering a minimum of a Pentium II with 300 MHz >(you know, this is the standard these days!)? Genius 6A (for the SSDF >with autoplayer and special settings) and Genius 6B (for the ordinary >buyer without autoplayer)? > >All these things are legal and there is nothing wrong in doing so? Good! >Be sure that the next version of the Nimzo autoplayer will not work with >less than an optimum of hardware. The reason? Self defense and those >things.... > >Best wishes >Andreas > >P.S.: Are the Fritz5 games reproducable with less than 44 MB of hash >tables (it is said that there a few people who doesn't own 64 MB RAM - >unbelievable, but true!)? I stick to A.M's argument by some means. If one thing is a " scandal " - then it is the SSDF allowance for the specialized autoplayer; even if the results, as Enrique posts, are reproducable. I'd wonder, if they were reproducable without this special autoplayer.... C.B.'s politics, itself, ain't fair or unfair. It's just the same old tricky buisness as everywhere. They try to get the maximum benefit for their product. SSDF sadly made this big mistake; the 2nd I remember, btw - after having allowed G4 to start with a prepared autoexec. - or something for max. hash benefit. IF they would have refused to test under the wished circumstances, batteries of Co's could stand in line, wanting this + that exeption....once " no " - allways " no ". The only way to get rid of this constant, unpleasant rumour'd be, to start a new testing seria, with all possible benefits for the prog - but only connected to the common autoplayer - and then come back with the new results. No other way out for my opinion. I really hope that they see this path to rescue their long time respectable work... and concerning Ossi's letter : to slang a German spoken word : " Tell me, where it came from + I'll tell you, why it was written....." Everybody should know...... I don't blame Ossi for this - ( see buisness ect. above :-) ) this is high, commercial pressure - he is the main distributor for a bundle of top progs.... but he ain't no constant devil...:-)) - he did alot of effort for the useres every now + then - could one agree ? ELVIS
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