Author: Slater Wold
Date: 13:13:10 11/24/03
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On November 24, 2003 at 16:05:48, Pete Rihaczek wrote: >On November 24, 2003 at 15:56:28, Slater Wold wrote: > >[snip personal attack on Dr. Donninger] > >Well Dr. Donninger is only a name to me, though I see no need for personal >attacks. I am interested in technology. I also don't think it matters that he >showed up with 8 cards, Diep is running on 500 processors! The exciting thing is >of course the use of FPGA technology, and the fact that adding chess knowledge >does not come at a cost of performance as with a normal program. I believe this >technology has much better potential to produce the best computer chess. There >have been many debates about the strength of Deep Blue vs. the current crop of >programs, but regardless of one's opinion about that particular implementation, >computing in hardware has obvious strengths, and it's exciting to see it come >together this way. If Brutus can use the black pieces to defeat Shredder >tomorrow that would be impressive. If you're American, I think you'd change your mind. I understand about FPGAs being a great acheivement in computer chess. Probably more than you know. Read http://www.chess-archive.com/ccc.php?art_id=220508 for more info on that.
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