Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 05:51:39 10/25/02
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On October 25, 2002 at 02:38:17, Jeremiah Penery wrote: >On October 25, 2002 at 02:25:37, ERNIE COLLADO wrote: > >>I don't know anything about computers, so forgive me if this sounds like a >>stupid question. >> >>How would todays leading chess programs like Fritz & Junior do on a quantum >>computer? Would they be unbeatable? Thanks <Ernie> > >IF there were in existence a quantum computer, none of the software that runs on >computers today would run on it (including Fritz and Junior). > >Theoretically, a big enough quantum computer could compute the entire chess tree >in the time it takes today's computers to compute one branch of it. >It's going to be a long time before something like that gets built, however, if >it's even possible. > >If you want more information about quantum computers, there are lots of websites >that have nice descriptions in layman's terms. Sorry, I don't know any of them >offhand, but a Google search should find them easily enough. Would someone care to define "quantum computer" please? My first thought was that the "Quantum" was a brand name. Bob D.
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