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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