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Subject: Re: WMCC

Author: Peter McKenzie

Date: 11:16:09 07/09/01

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On July 09, 2001 at 12:21:38, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On July 09, 2001 at 10:45:12, Tony Werten wrote:
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>soon readable on the webpages http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/olympiad/
>>
>>WMCC open for all types of computers, as long as you bring it in.
>>
>>Take out your quads and alfa's.
>>
>>cheers,
>>
>>Tony
>
>When was it announced anywhere that this was open to multiprocessor machines?
>Who was the first potential competitor to find out about it, and when did they
>find out about it?
>
>This event is getting really painful.  It is always in Europe.  There is always
>a short time between when the accepted applicant list is posted and the time of
>the tournament, so the plane flight is expensive.  There is no travel support
>for anyone going to Europe, although when the tournament is outside Europe the
>plane ticket is free.  The rules change some rules aren't enforced.  Even the
>name of the event has changed.
>
>What if I had bought a computer for this last week?  Suddenly I get there and
>I'm not competitive because I assumed, with a month left, that it was a
>single-processor event.
>
>I haven't even applied to go yet.  It sounds too awful to contemplate.
>
>Thank you,
>
>bruce

agreed



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