Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 08:24:10 12/20/03
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On December 20, 2003 at 11:22:29, Mike Byrne wrote: >On December 20, 2003 at 04:14:57, Charles kamaras wrote: > >>Hi All, >>I have a question about the Mephisto Exclusive with the Senator module. >>Does this machine have hash tables? >>Classic Chess and games says so in it's literature. >>Mr Eric Hallsworth /who's opinion I greatly respect/does not! >>So anyone out there that has the machine let me know would you? >>it suppose to be the Milano Pro program which does not have hash. >>If it does have hash,wouldn't that make it the Atlanta? >>Also is this a great looking machine in real life?On the pictures it looks nice. >>How is the Playing strenght? >>Thanks, >>Charles > > >On this particular progam, you can test for hash tables with Fine #70. The >Senator module has the Fritz World Championship program that best the Deep Blue >prototype in 1995 (maybe 96) I forget exactly. The Milano Pro, Mephisto Atlanta >and the Senator (also the "new" Saitek Master - which is not really new except >for the skin) share the same program - although the processors could be >different. With has tables, it solves Fine #70 relatively quickly, without hash >tables, it takes along time. I used to own the Milano Pro and the Atlanta and >ran this test on both machine. The Atlanta had hash tables and solved it >relatively qucikly. The Milano Pro went over 3 minutes (if my memory is >correct) without a solution . > >[d] 8/k7/3p4/p2P1p2/P2P1P2/8/8/K7 w - - 0 1 > >Kb1! is the correct move. I run this test on all dedicated machines and pDa >programs. All the top pocket pc programs (Genius, Grandmaster, Fritz) get this >instantly. On my Palm Vx, no chess program got this in a reasonable amount of >time. I hope I remember this correctly - maybe Palm Chess Tiger did get this right.
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