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Subject: Re: The SSDF should test Shredder Classic with the Necchi book

Author: Ernest Bonnem

Date: 11:40:08 07/30/04

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The two engines are quite different :
One characteristic of Shredder 8 is that it has a low branching factor (around
2) and thus rapidly attains high depths. Shredder Classic is more conservative
in this respect : maybe it is more like Shredder 7 (which I don't have).



On July 30, 2004 at 10:44:59, David H. McClain wrote:

>On July 30, 2004 at 10:02:47, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>The subject header says it all. Shredder Classic is a different engine and
>>product, and therefore fully deserving of being tested by the SSDF. It goes
>>without saying that it should also be tested with the large Necchi book
>>available for download at the Shredder Classic site.
>>
>>                                          ALbert
>
>Albert,
>
>I was under the impression that Shredder Classic (v 7.04) is the same engine as
>Shredder and only the GUI was different (along with the .bkt extension for
>books).  Perhaps I have misunderstood previous dialog regarding this....?
>
>DHM



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