Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 11:12:53 10/23/03
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On October 23, 2003 at 05:56:21, Uri Blass wrote: >On October 23, 2003 at 04:21:38, Richard Pijl wrote: > >>On October 23, 2003 at 03:59:57, Mark Winands wrote: >> >>>The WCCC organisation has arranged computers for all WCCC participants including >>>monitors, keyboards, mice, ... The configuration is: >>> >>>HARDWARE >>>- Pentium IV with 2,4 GHz >>>- 256 MB Ram >>>- CD-Rom >>>- 40 GB Harddisk >>>- keyboard, optical wheel mouse, 15ยดยด TFT-monitor >> >>I doubt whether anyone would use this configuration: >>- Old, slow processor > >Faster than the hardware that I have. > >>- only one processor (although that is not a problem for some) >>- Small amount of memory. > >Not a problem >I have no more than 256 Mb RAM > >It is also more fun to win when the opponent has hardware advantage. > >I am not participating but I do not like to spend money on >better hardware only for a competition. > >I also do not like to spend money on travelling to another country when I know >that I have no practical chance to win the competition and it is another reason >not to participate. > >Uri How about spending money on travelling to another country and meeting a whole bunch of people who are interested in computer games like you are, attending the conference paper presentations, sightseeing in the foreign country, etc. There can be much more to the trip than just showing up and trying to win the competition. Dave
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