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Subject: Re: Commercial Hydra Chess once ?

Author: Terry Giles

Date: 05:14:34 08/16/04

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On August 16, 2004 at 04:35:23, Drexel,Michael wrote:

>On August 16, 2004 at 04:31:02, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>
>>On August 16, 2004 at 04:09:02, Jonas Bylund wrote:
>>
>>>On August 16, 2004 at 03:35:09, Bigler David wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi !
>>>>
>>>>Does someone knows if there is a plan to do a commercial Hydra or if it is just
>>>>a development research ?
>>>>
>>>>regards
>>>
>>>I have asked the hydra guys at several occasions and in the beginning the answer
>>>was, some thing like "Yes if the interest is there" the last time i asked at the
>>>palychess server the answer was like "Are you kidding, these cards costs
>>>$100.000 each you must be insane to ask if it will be commercially available" so
>>>i stopped asking, however they have a new team now and maybe they have a new
>>>opinion on wether it will ever be commercial or not.
>>
>>Don´t hold your breath, it will never be commercial.
>>However, if you are an Oil Sheik there is a chance to get it. :)
>
>Btw, the match result doesn´t impress me at all.
>They tested Hydra with thousands of games on playchess and at home against
>Shredder 8. Not surprisingly it will win the match easily.
>
>Michael

Hi Micheal,

I'd imagine by what you have said that you'd not be surprised, but not
impressed?

Terry



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