Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 08:28:10 11/20/03
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On November 20, 2003 at 11:13:36, Earl Fuller wrote: >I wonder if it would be possible to talk IBM into bringing back Deep Blue >(mainframe) to challenge the latest PC. hardware and software, with the highest >rated PC chess program, Shredder. IBM, Intel, AMD, Microsoft, X3D, might be >interested in sponsoring such a match. The fastest PC. hardware and newest >software and the highest rated PC. chess program (Shredder) vs IBM's top >Mainframe (with Deep Blue) could be quite exciting! The winner of course gets >all the bragging rights, that there hardware and software is the best. >(that in itself is worth something} And of course, most of us would like to see >Kasparov play the winner. It would be costly, since it involves personnell as well has hardware. The personnell are scattered now doing other things. The IBM cost-benefit analysis will not be attractive. Besides, I think all the parts are a the Smithsonian or something. Who knows where the software peice is? Matt >Earl
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