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Subject: Re: Irrelevance of the Computer [Hardware]

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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