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Subject: Re: Mephisto Exclusive with Senator ,does it have hash tables??

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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