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Subject: Re: To Bob Hyat

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 13:15:33 10/26/02

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On October 24, 2002 at 21:06:37, Rolf Tueschen wrote:

>On October 24, 2002 at 20:07:06, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On October 24, 2002 at 18:31:47, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>
>>>On October 24, 2002 at 14:37:20, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>
>>>>On October 24, 2002 at 13:51:48, Fernando Villegas wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Dear Bob:
>>>>>After reading Behind Deep Blue I wondered whether could'n you create kind of a
>>>>>Crafty in hardware as the guy made with DT. He say the hardware is now lot more
>>>>>accesible and I am sure you could create a good, awful piece of chess iron. A
>>>>>card faster than what a software program can be with even a fast PC.
>>>>>Just a thought...
>>>>>Fernando
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It is obviously possible.  But it is not something I am interested in doing
>>>>because it
>>>>requires a huge amount of effort.  It is easier to be lazy, knowing that in 10
>>>>years,
>>>>the common microprocessor will be as fast as special-purpose hardware designed
>>>>and
>>>>built today.  And all I have to do is wait.  :)
>>>
>>>Don't wait too long, I can't promise you that we could revive you in time as we
>>>succeeded with Kramnik the other day.
>>>
>>>Rolf Tueschen
>>>
>>>(Can't you still see the mess with your desktop publishing crap? Ugly line
>>>overflooding...)
>>
>>
>>Here's a clue for you:
>>
>>You don't hate it _near_ as much as I do.  But I have not yet figured out
>>how to get this "mozilla" browser under control with font selection and
>>the like.  In fact, I can't find _any_ font that I think is reasonably
>>attractive.
>
>Hint: Just hit Enter after 32 letters or such. :)
>
>Rolf Tueschen


Even better hint: NEVER hit the Enter key (except to start a new paragraph).
Just keep typing and let CCC handle the wrapping.  At least, it seems to have
worked fine for me for several years, using different browswers and different
platforms.  :-)



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