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Subject: Re: What is the public's opinion about the result of a match between DB and

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:01:04 04/24/01

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On April 24, 2001 at 05:06:40, Amir Ban wrote:

>On April 24, 2001 at 03:47:15, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>the best software that is not IBM.
>>
>>Suppose there is a match of 20 games at tournament time control
>>
>>I am interested to know how many people expect 20-0 for IBM
>>How many people expect 19.5-.5?....
>>
>>If IBM expect to do better result then the average result that the public expect
>>then they can earn something from playing a match of 20 games with Deep Blue.
>>
>>I believe that a part of the public who read the claim that kasparov played like
>>an IM are not going to expect good result for IBM.
>>
>>Uri
>
>I expect DB ('97 version) to lose 8-12.
>
>Amir


Based on what specific facts?  How many games did they lose from their debut
in 1987 through 1995 the last event they played in with other computers?  Let
me see.. that would be... _one_ game.  So what suggests they would do worse
today?  we are all 100x slower (or more).



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