Author: James B. Shearer
Date: 16:53:32 11/15/98
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On November 14, 1998 at 10:11:16, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>So you think the original post by Amir (written by Shay) was "ok"??? And
>didn't deserve any sort of response?
I think the original post contained some debatable statements. I think
Bruce Moreland in his first responses made some effective counterpoints. My
memory of your posts is that you basically repeated Bruce's arguments in a more
aggressive way. I do not think this contributed much to the discussion. If
someone feels compelled to post but doesn't have anything original to say, I
would prefer a simple I agree with Bruce (or whoever).
I also think Bruce's counterpoints applied more to the details of the
original post than to the overall thrust. I believe it is fair to say that:
1. The victory over Kasparov was a tremendous PR coup for IBM.
2. IBM has been reluctant to have Deep Blue demonstrate its strength by
taking on all comers.
Was the original post so different as to justify vitriolic attacks?
James B. Shearer
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