Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 08:52:42 01/07/02
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On January 07, 2002 at 10:58:51, Bas Hamstra wrote: >On January 07, 2002 at 06:36:58, Dann Corbit wrote: >>On January 07, 2002 at 05:56:55, Bas Hamstra wrote: >>[snip] >>>I have seen these arguments, but they absolutely don't convince me. This kind of >>>hurting is *nothing* compared to the hurting that is currently going on, where >>>someone on a P3-700 has to compete with a fast quad machine in a tournament. >> >>In the past, there have been entrants on dedicated hardware like the Fidelity >>and Kasparov Sparc. Those would be eliminated (perhaps a phantom dragon, since >>dedicated hardware has fallen out of favor). >> >>In the past there have been experimental entries like Hsu & Campbell's original >>effort. Nobody is trying the IC route anymore, so probably a phantom dragon. >> >>In the past, there have been MacIntosh entries. The Mac is falling out of >>favor, but there are still Mac programs around (including some that run *only* >>on the Mac). > >>I'm just pointing out that the uniform hardware solution is not ideal in all >>cases. > >I agree, there is no painless solution. > >>Also, for uniform hardware, someone has to cough up the expense of renting all >>the equal hardware. Perhaps sponsors could be arranged for that. >>I think a problem that will appear is that those who can easily afford the >>hottest hardware will want to maintain that purely mechanical edge. In other >>words, if you can easily come up with a ten thousand dollar machine to use on >>the contest, you will want to keep the hardware specification as undefined. >> >>I think that uniform platform is a good idea if it can be arranged. But I >>think arranging it is the hard part. > >Sigh. I guess you're right. So we have to continue the pointless rat race. >Personally I have learned my lesson, OR bring competitive hardware OR stay home. >Anything else is misplaced arrogance... Cheap solution: Get someone with a hot box to run your program for you. That's what many of the CCT4 participants are doing. If your engine grows really sharp fangs, I think you could get a hardware sponsor too. Be that as it may, it would be very nice to see some uniform platform events.
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