Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 13:30:13 01/22/03
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On January 22, 2003 at 16:15:52, Sune Fischer wrote:
>On January 22, 2003 at 15:47:40, Gordon Rattray wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>
>He could ingrave it with micro writing on his fingernails and wear super
>magnifying glasses, that would be fine then, "no external resources" :)
>
>>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.
>
>Well sort of, but are the endgame tables part of Junior?
>I say no, they are external (libraries if you will then).
Okay, how about this. If Junior were to calculate the tables itself and store
them on a disk for future reference in games, and then if he won an endgame via
the TB, it is Junior's win, yes?
If the answer is yes, then why make everyone do their own TB's?
If the answer is no, then you should not precalculate any tables in your
program, right? You should not use a position.lrn file either, right? You
should not use a book.lrn, right?
These are precomputed tables, right?
Am I right?
:-)
Matt
>
>-S.
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