Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 12:04:28 02/16/04
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On February 16, 2004 at 13:56:53, Chessfun wrote: >On February 15, 2004 at 10:49:18, Bob Durrett wrote: > >>On February 15, 2004 at 10:40:47, Peter Skinner wrote: >> >>>On February 15, 2004 at 09:38:33, Bob Durrett wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>Chess commentary: >>>> >>>>The days of the software programmers are fast coming to an end. >>>> >>>>The days of the "hardware programmers" are just beginning. >>>> >>>>Bob D. >>> >>>Well truth be told, this is the first "good" result for the Brutus/Hydra team. >>>Nothing can be concluded from just 7 games. It was the best at this tournament, >>>but what is to say at the next one it only scores 3.5/7.0? >>> >>>Now flip the coin on a software program. Let's take Gandalf (which happens to be >>>one of my favorite programs). It did not score as well as I had hoped, yet the >>>minute the new version goes on sale, I will be purchasing it. >>> >>>7 games is really meaningless. It is a crap shoot that Hydra won, and next year >>>can easily lose. Luck plays a big part in it. This is _exactly_ why the rating >>>lists (SSDF, Chess Fun's rating list...) are so important. They show many games >>>vs the same opponent, but also many games vs a wide array of opponents to attain >>>a reasonable rating and top program and error margins. >>> >>>You must also factor in that Hydra is hardware based and whatever advantage it >>>had today can be gone as soon as tomorrow. Software can evolve faster than >>>hardware, thus any advantage can easily be erased with a few key strokes. >>> >>>Personally I have stopped playing the "hardware" game in regards to chess. If it >>>is fast enough to run the programs I use, then it is good enough for me. I tried >>>keeping up with the hardware that comes out, but it gets costly, and frankly I >>>can spend my money elsewhere. >> >>You are right if you're talking about a new PC every few years. I paid $5000 >>for my current PC and it was only because my rich uncle died. Normally, I would >>never have that kind of money. > > >Hi Bob, > What is your current PC? > >Sarah. Dell XPS [Single processor] plus lots of expensive software. Pentium 4, 3.2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, Windows XP Professional, 21" Flat screen monitor, etc. The Device Manager describes the hardware and I can answer specific questions from that if desired. Yes, I know. I paid too much money. Bob D.
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