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Subject: Re: The Advantage of a Faster Computer for Computer Chess.

Author: Robert Raese

Date: 16:22:22 05/13/01

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On May 11, 2001 at 13:16:24, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:

>Dear CCC,
>
>Hey guys and gals, I am being slaughtered by Chess Tiger 14 on my PII 333 Mhz
>machine with 96 Mb. of RAM. I do not use anti-computer techniques.  Why do I
>need a faster machine?
>
>Ans. 1. It saves time.  Time is money.
>     2. There is more to life than chess. ie Duke Nukem Forever, Unreal...etc.
>     3. I need to pay the electric utilities more money?
>     4. I can say that I have the biggest, meanest computer on the block.
>     5. My life is reflected in my possessions?
>
>It is getting harder to justify the need for faster machines.  The only reason
>to buy is to stimulate the economy and enable the development of even faster and
>smarter computers.
>
>
>Tim Frohlick


if you can afford it, and you want to do it, then do it.

the reason is....  "tomorrow is not promised."





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