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Subject: Re: Amir Ban will have his chance to prove that DB was NOT better

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 09:57:19 11/14/02

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On November 14, 2002 at 11:26:37, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On November 14, 2002 at 03:33:48, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>
>>On November 13, 2002 at 16:52:35, David Hanley wrote:
>>
>>>>If you play the current best program on current hardware against that
>>>>combination, it's also going to blow it over.
>>>
>>>Against the kasparov, etc?  Well, well see.  But i expect that it won't >convince either camp.
>>
>>No. DB of then against the top of now. I suspect DB would get spanked.
>>
>>DB of then against the programs of then is another matter.
>>
>>--
>>GCP
>
>I'll change the metaphor a bit, but if by "spanked" you mean that DB's
>fist would get beat to a bloody pulp by the faces of today's micros" then
>I might agree.
>
>But _only_ in that metaphorical context.

If it's only about metaphors, I think that computer chess is also a topic for
me. I have the concrete question if you could give us a comparison from the old
days. How would you compare the difference in strength between the actual
commercials and DB2 in giving the names of ancient programs? Could we say, CRAY
BLITZ against FRITZ 2 or what would you prefer?

Rolf Tueschen
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