Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 18:42:14 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? There are three parts. 1. The original SP2 has been sold. But IBM still sells them so if they wanted, they could pull one off the assembly line and use that. 2. The chess board (processors). According to Hsu/Campbell, these were boxed up and are still ready to re-install in an SP2. 3. The chess software. This is obviously backed up and available, and has been modified since 1997 as well, as Murray has fiddled with DB Jr from time to time and done a few demos with it... >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! > >Chris
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