Author: Slater Wold
Date: 22:04:15 10/10/02
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On October 10, 2002 at 20:00:41, Bob Durrett wrote: >Kramnik vs DF: > >It's interesting that the details about the hardware seem now almost irrelevant. > Who cares? It seems that even a hardware improvement adding the equivalent of >50 more rating points would not have made any difference. IMHO : ) You'd need to double the CPUs in the machine just to get those extra 50 Elo points. >Perhaps, if the chess computer had smashed Kramnik, the manufacturer might have >started advertizing. Now, the hardware manufacturer [Compaq?] probably wishes >it had never become involved. Marketing! Yup. I promise they would have. And yes, I agree 100% HP/Compaq is regretting it now. I wouldn't be surprised if Amir/Shay didn't lose their HW sponsor after this. (If they have one.) >Bob
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