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Subject: Re: Just a laymans point of view - Don't hurt me now

Author: Alan Grotier

Date: 15:10:01 06/21/04

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On June 21, 2004 at 17:20:38, Dann Corbit wrote:

>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.

        Dan,
            Thanks for your reply.Yes you have a point.But finally what
            does it all prove?
            Is my thinking wrong in this case.We have a tournement.Mr A wins.
            Mr B loses.Mr A's program ran on faster hardware than Mr B.

            Really what's the point?.......Alan
>
>> I have don'd my flack jacket and run for cover...........Alan



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