Author: Jeff White
Date: 19:26:45 02/02/03
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On February 02, 2003 at 21:52:36, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >In two years from now we will all own computers that play better than the >hardware that Deep Junior is playing on. I doubt that any of us here will be >scoring more than 1 point out of six against such chess computers. Will we be >happy then? > >Back in the early 1980s and the monster special purpose computer Belle created >by Ken Thompson of Bell Labs I lusted to own the beast. Now that we have fast >computers with relatively massive memory are we happy? > >Is progress a good thing? > > >Tio Timmy > >PS Both Fernando and I desire a return to a slower more friendly time. I remember having Sargon II for the Vic 20 and Sargon III for the Commodore 64 and thought THAT was good. I do remember Belle and thought I'd like to play it knowing I'd get pummelled. Heheh! Am I happy?? Yes and no. Yes in that the computers are getting stronger and stronger, and no in that I'll never be able to beat them like I could Sargon II and III, but when I get kind of depressed about not being able to win, after about 100 or so games, I just play Chessmaster 2000 and I'm able to win a little more often. Regards, Jeff
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