Author: Gordon Rattray
Date: 12:47:40 01/22/03
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On January 22, 2003 at 15:36:40, Sune Fischer wrote:
>On January 22, 2003 at 14:53:58, Gordon Rattray wrote:
>
>>On January 22, 2003 at 14:41:03, Sune Fischer wrote:
>>
>>[snip]
>>
>>>If Junior can use precomputed tables from another program, why can't Garry use
>>>hardprintet paper from another chessplayer?
>>
>>Man versus machine...
>>
>>I can accept precomputed tables as being part of a machine ("machine" being a
>>hardware/software combination). But when did paper ever become part of "man"?
>
>Man can read books, why can't man make use of all his abilities if the computer
>can?
Books are external resources. The rules of chess don't allow external resources
to be consulted.
The computer can't use all of it's abilities. It's not allowed to access
information via a network.
>
>>Garry does use analysis from other players. It's in his memory. Just as the
>>precomputed tables are in the machine's memory.
>>
>>>
>>>Junior is just losing an advantage it should never have had in the first place.
>>
>>It's a machine. Accept it as a machine.
>>
>>Alternatively, call it something like "Man versus disabled machine".
>
>Or more precisely: "no aided Man versus no aided Machine".
> :)
So, a hard drive is not part of a machine? I'm saying that it is. But a book
or paper is not part of a man's memory subsystem.
Gordon
>
>-S.
>
>>Gordon
>>
>>>
>>>-S.
>>>
>>>>Regards,
>>>>Matt
>>>>
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