Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 14:20:38 06/21/04
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On June 21, 2004 at 17:07:20, Alan Grotier wrote: > > Chess Tournaments. > > If I were the author of a chess program I would want the very best hardware > to run my program when competeing against others. > > But I am not author of any chess program.My only interest is to know which > program is the best.And this is not evident since chess programs when playing > against the competition do not necessarally use equal hardware. There are two types of world chess contests run by the ICCA. WMCCC are micros only. WCCC means anything goes. There have been attempts at uniform platform. > A simple question.Why is it not oblgatory that chess tournaments require > participants to operate using the same hardware. Joe writes a program for the Mac. Can he play too? Deep Blue wants to enter. Shall we deny it? So much for 'Brutus' Uniform hardware generates as many problems as it solves. > I have don'd my flack jacket and run for cover...........Alan
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