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Subject: Re: OT: Re: Mathematical impossibilities ..

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 15:11:27 01/30/02

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On January 30, 2002 at 11:56:39, Thomas Mayer wrote:

>Hi Peter,
>
>>>4^17= 2*(2^17)= 2^18
>>
>>ROTFL - this thread is definitely getting entertaining :-)
>>
>>4^17 = (2*2)^17 != 2* (2^17)
>
>seems that some forget here simple mathematical rules... :) Anyway, I wonder
>what this thread is good for... IMHO Deep Blue is something mystical, we can't
>catch it anymore... The efforts of the Deep Blue Team were definitely remarkable
>to whatever depth it has searched.

Agreed. They were the first to beat the world champion (nobody is going to beat
that). They searched a remarkable depth ( with their approach even for today but
specially for 10 years ago ). But they did _not_ search 18 ply.

Tony

>
>Greets, Thomas



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