Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 19:12:31 07/07/04
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On July 07, 2004 at 22:06:26, Andrew Wagner wrote: >On July 07, 2004 at 21:32:32, steven blincoe wrote: > >>>>After all, we are just testing which chess search program is better, right? >>> >>>Actually - no. It's really a team effort, hardware, software and operator. >>>It's for fun and bragging rights and maybe a few trophies. >> >> >>is this so Mike? >>i really dont know how it works >>there are representives of the computer companies present in the match? >>when one program wins, the accolades are equally shared by the programmer and >>the Proccesor manufactuer or the hard drive manufacturer? >> >>if not equal credit does the programmer get 75% of the credit and the hardware >>companies 25%? >> >>seems that the hardware a chess program runs on is a crucial determining factor >>in its ability to play chess..more so then which bike is used in the Tour De >>France >> >>for someone with as little knowledge as me in this area,it seems like just >>common sense to require everyone play from a level field with the same hardware >> >>but i guess i just dont get it >> >>Best Steve > > >After a story like this, you can hardly say the hardware folks aren't getting >their dues: http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20040629S0008 Correct. We got Cray a _lot_ of free publicity for many years. DB did the same for IBM. Now AMD is getting lots of free press from the opterons being used in the WCCC...
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