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Subject: Re: JUNIOR 5.0 vs CHESSMASTER 6000/ Intel vs AMD

Author: Lanny DiBartolomeo

Date: 19:10:39 12/12/98

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On December 12, 1998 at 12:57:00, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:

>Mr Walker,
>
>Once again, I state, that from the games you played it appears that Junior 5 is
>optimized for a Pentium processor.  The last six games show the program winning
>with white and losing with black.  It did not play as well (drew with white) on
>the AMD K-6 which is a "faster" processor.  What you have shown us is a hint
>that these programs play differently on different processors.
>
>For those with a "statistical" outlook I must remind you that we are not dealing
>here with random processes.  A CPU and a program interact in "definite"
>ways that are "repeatable".
>
>All in all, I thank you for the games.  They do show us that CM6000 has a chess
>engine that is as good as or better than the competition.  They also tell us to
>be wary of using non-Intel processors if we want the best results.  Sounds like
>a pitch for Intel doesn't it!?
>
>My checker playing buddies have noticed that the AMD processors usually play a
>better game of checkers, Mhz for Mhz, than Intel processors.

Actually I think its because Junior has a learning feature and cm6000 Does not



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