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Subject: Re: Watching GK on espn now...

Author: Tom Likens

Date: 07:33:33 02/09/03

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On February 08, 2003 at 09:17:36, Russell Reagan wrote:

>On February 08, 2003 at 00:18:01, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>>>I just heard him say that DJ is the "best program that has ever existed."
>>>
>>>What is the strongest program that has ever existed in your opinion?
>>
>>
>>Most probably the _only_ program/machine to ever defeat him in a match.
>
>I assume you mean DEEP BLUE. I was hoping someone would say that...
>
>That's not a "program" :) I see nothing wrong with the statement, since he could
>well be talking about "programs". It is not clear which of the top programs is
>best, since they are all capable of beating one another and generally play very
>even, seperated by only a few elo points. If that is his opinion, it is not a
>bad one, just as it would not be a bad opinion to state that Fritz or Shredder
>or Tiger is the best program that has ever existed. Remember, it's just an
>opinion, not his thesis.

I'm confused, why wasn't Deep Blue a program?

regards,
--tom



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