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Subject: Re: There Is A 1/5 Chance That DJ 2003 Is As Good As DB '97. Amir Was Wrong!

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 08:27:48 02/06/03

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On February 06, 2003 at 11:22:28, Graham Laight wrote:

>On February 06, 2003 at 10:51:43, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On February 06, 2003 at 10:45:20, Graham Laight wrote:
>>
>>>On February 06, 2003 at 10:27:36, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>
>>>>I believe that Amir did not say that PCs of 1997 were as strong as DB.
>>>>
>>>>Uri
>>>
>>>Have you not seen the large number of posts from him INSISTING that DB was
>>>over-rated, and either implying or stating outright that PCs could have done as
>>>well, if not better?
>>>
>>>n.b. may need to go back a couple of years to find these threads against Robert
>>>Hyatt.
>>>
>>>-g
>>
>>We are talking about computers of the beginning of 1997 with hardware of 1997.
>>
>>I believe that he talked about it near 2000 when hardware and software were
>>clearly better.
>>
>>Uri
>
>Not that much better - DJ will not achieve a better result than DB, and will
>probably achieve a worse one.
>
>-g

Comparing is not done based only on results.
Deeper blue never played impressive moves that programs of 2000 cannot find.

There are logfiles of the games and I know of nothing impressive in them.

Uri



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