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Subject: Re: The SSDf testers team could actually save time in testing program !

Author: Alastair Scott

Date: 11:38:56 04/29/03

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On April 29, 2003 at 11:49:43, stuart taylor wrote:

>Personally, I think you're right. I think they can.
>Most people don't have such a mind for that, however.
>Unless there are technical reasons why the moves could sometimes be different.
>E.G. the opening book moves are always the same time (0?) but there might be a
>different proportion of time per move if there is say 10 moves left or 20 moves
>left, or if the overall time (for twice as many moves) is doubled.
>But really, I think It COULD be calculated to avoid this problem also.
>S.Taylor

I think the SSDF people do things to reflect computers which people own, rather
the computers which people think people own ;)

(I know someone who works for a PC recycling company. It turns out that very
rarely do they receive home machines which are less than 5 years old and, in
fact, 7 or 8 years is the usual age).

Alastair



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