Author: Bo Persson
Date: 10:33:59 04/03/02
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On April 03, 2002 at 06:45:03, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >On April 03, 2002 at 06:34:09, Mike Hood wrote: > >>(Please don't make technically based replies to this post... I know that what >>I'm suggesting is currently technically impossible and will remain impossible >>for many years). >> >>Imagine that you've heard of an unknown programmer who has managed to create >>32-piece chess tablebases. Due to his revolutionary new compression techniques >>the tablebases can be fit onto one CD, and he plans to make them commercially >>available. Now, what would you do? >> >>1. Wait for the release of the 32-piece tablebase and recommend it to all your >>friends as the greatest thing since sliced bread. >> >>2. Buy the rights to the product off the programmer and make sure you are the >>only one who can use it in your bid to become world champion. >> >>3. Shoot the programmer and destroy his work before he has a chance to publish >>it. > >All of the above :) >No seriously i would really find it too interesting to pass me by, i am sure >that if someone is genius enough to come up with a compression technique that >would allow us to use 32-peice TB's on today's hardware, would be genius enough >to buy the rights himself (since it could be used for more than chess, ie. >webdesign would be revolutionized) so i would just enjoy it and yes i would pay >a LOT of money for them :) It is not "them", it is just "it"! There is only *one* 32-piece tablebase! If the initial position really turns out to be a draw, it should be pretty compressable too... >Regards >Jonas Bo Persson bop2@telia.com
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