Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:27:14 11/25/03
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On November 25, 2003 at 08:01:48, Earl Fuller wrote: >It would appear that Brutus has a slight hardware advantage. So, in order to >determine which program is really the strongest there would have to be a match >with compatible hardware. Don't you think ? We all know that Shredder, Fritz, >just to name two programs have always been at the top. With Shredders ssdf >rating of 2812 (and Firitz) it's hard to believe that they would be crushed in a >match set of games against any human or program. Losing one or a couple of games >doesn't mean much. In a match of say, 20 games, that may show which program is >really the strongest, if they have compatible hardware! Remember, when your >that strong, their would be alot of draws, so the match would have to be a long >one! >Earl How can you do an equal hardware match when a part of Brutus is special-purpose hardware that would be useless for any other program without a _ton_ of modifications???
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