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Subject: Re: Mainframe vs PC

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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