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Subject: Re: Where is Deep Blue now??

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 12:10:47 08/18/02

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On August 18, 2002 at 13:38:17, Chris Taylor wrote:

>Has it been reduced to fit in a trash can?  Has it been sold?  Broken down for
>bargain hunters?
>If it has been sold is there any chance of asking the new owners, if a few
>programs can be tested against it.  Is this possible/feasible? Has the code that
>ran so well been discarded?  For a study of the greatest non human chess player,
>I would like to answer the “which” is the best question!  Instead of the endless
>arguments and opinions that cause nothing to be decided, only to polarise
>opinions.
>I have this sneaky feeling though, that it is a bit like the weather.  People
>moan about it, but nothing gets done!

From what I've heard:

1) The host computers were sold to customers.
2) The chess processors put into boxes and put in some dark storage room.
3) Hsu bought the rights to the chess chip design.

--
GCP



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