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Subject: Re: Which program has scored the highest rating on the ssdf using 450 mhz ?

Author: Joseph Merolle

Date: 10:56:14 06/01/03

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On June 01, 2003 at 09:22:50, Albert Silver wrote:

>On June 01, 2003 at 09:00:28, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>On June 01, 2003 at 08:16:24, Joseph Merolle wrote:
>>
>>>On June 01, 2003 at 08:00:36, Joseph Merolle wrote:
>>>
>>>>On June 01, 2003 at 01:41:27, K. Burcham wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>why?
>>>>>
>>>>>kburcham
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Because I want to see which is the best program with weaker hardwar. The best
>>>>program sometimes requers the best hardwar to be the best but what good is that
>>>>if you dont have the hardwar. Fair enough :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Regards Joseph
>>>
>>>
>>>Also if these programs keep climbing the later without the need for stronger
>>>hardware I will not have to spend the money on a new computer. From what I can
>>>see if i want about a 40 point gain in strengh from what I have I need  not buy
>>>a whole new computer I can just wait for a new release. Looking at the 53 point
>>>increase in strengh between 1200mhz and 450mhz (or a another 50 points For a
>>>pentium 4) really is not worth it if i can expect a simaler increase with the
>>>next release. Having said that Shredder is the program for me because out of all
>>>the programs its the least hardwar dependable.
>>>
>>>JAMerolle
>>
>>Unless you are rated more than 2400 there are a least 6 freebie available that
>>will challenge you on a mere 450Mhz. Therefore, the reason for getting the best
>>program simply for rating reason is NOT justifiable.
>>
>>pichard
>
>I don't agree. You'r epresuming he is only searching for an opponent to play,
>but when it comes to analysis getting the best program is perfectly
>understandable and 50+ points is non-negligeable. When travelling to a
>tournament I use a 550 MHz Celeron laptop so having a program that performs
>significantly better on this hardware compared to others would also be my
>choice. Not that I analyze with only one engine though. I use both Shredder 7
>AND Tiger 15 in Chess Assistant 7.
>
>                                        Albert


Yes my sentaments as well I am working with a 300 mhz Cerleron with 256 ram so i
need a program that plays and analizes well with such hardwar. Thanks for your
imput Albert.

Regards JAmerolle



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