Author: stuart taylor
Date: 16:08:23 01/13/03
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Let's get it over with already, (all this DB worship)! I'm sure we can already say that whichever comes at the top of the ssdf (When Deep junior/Junior 8 gets tested, and with necesary correction patches), and if you put that program on the best, but regular hardware, I think we can well assume it has gone a bit over the DB which embarrassed Kasparov. I think we can finally safely assume that this multi-million dollar enterprise which made headlines everywhere, is already exceeded with our bedroom (or living room) furniture. It was normally 2 years between top existing machine, and level of what is commercially available. This will now be a clean 6 years. How much more can we dream?! I think that it's safe to say that top commercial computer chess strength has absolutely outclassed itself atleast twice since then. We have gone from Hiarcs 6 on 266 Mhz. to Fritz 8 on about 2.7 Ghz. I really don't think that deeper blue would pose any real threat today. OK, it might be very near the top, maybe second or third, and might stay around there for a couple more years due to its speed challenge. But what we have now, overall, is surely better. S.Taylor
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