Author: Ed Schröder
Date: 10:10:52 04/21/98
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>Posted by Scott Carmichael on April 21, 1998 at 12:49:03: > Just thought that I would take a moment to let everyone know that the >Pentuim II 400Mhz is now on sale to the public here in the US. And it >won't be long (3rd quarter) before the planned release of the new 650Mhz >platform. > Can anyone even begin to predict how this new speed will affect >todays, or tommorrows playing programs ? When I went from P166 to PII >200, the only problem I encountered (and still have not resolved) >occurred with Rebel 8, which at first printed the tool bar in Martian >(Gree k to me). This was fixed after a call to the support section at >ICD, but the program to this date claims to be running on a 255 Mhz >processor, and I can't seem to fix that error. I don't think that it has >hurt the programs performance, but I have often wondered. ( Any >suggestions, Ed ?) Because of new processors the Rebel8 calculating formula is out-dated so there is nothing wrong with your Rebel8 or your Pc. Just ignore it. - Ed - > I am wondering if the number of tactical engines will increase with >this new technology, or if this will actually further benefit knowledge >based software mixed with tactical ability , which seems to be the >pinnacle of human play. Perhaps the Chessmaster series of programs >"personality" options will play much more like their namesakes.
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