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Subject: Re: A Possible Experiment to test Dr Hyatts 100X factor

Author: William H Rogers

Date: 14:09:02 09/06/02

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On September 06, 2002 at 16:23:53, John Merlino wrote:

>On September 06, 2002 at 16:13:40, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On September 06, 2002 at 16:04:58, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote:
>>
>>>From the Threads here I am assuming that professor Hyatt beleives that 100X
>>>factor in speed (NPS) would be too much to overcome with software improvement
>>>factor.I am proposing the following possible match:Time control 40/2 6
>>>games : GNU chess 5.04 on a pentium 4 at 2.4 Gigahertz vs Chessmaster2 original
>>>playstation (33 Mhz).This is actually a 73 factor in terms of processor speed
>>>which is not 100 but close.On the original playstation Chessmaster2 gets about
>>>1100 Nps.
>>
>>
>>Why gnuchess?  I don't know much about it, and it might be perfectly ok.
>>
>>But you are also misinterpreting what I said.  I did say that a factor of
>>100x, between programs that are "close" is overwhelming.  Obviously a bad
>>program at 100X will be better, but it might not be much better.
>>
>>In any case, give your test a go and see what happens first...
>
>If you want a program that is as close as possible to Chessmaster2 for the PSX,
>go with either Chessmaster 4000 or 5000.
>
>jm


I still have an 286-12mhz computer and a 1.1 ghz computer plus Chessmaster 2000,
2001, 3000, 4000, and 6000.
I know that the bottom two will run on either, I am not sure about 3000.
Can I help?
Bill



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