Author: Frank Quisinsky
Date: 09:02:27 08/29/04
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On August 29, 2004 at 11:51:26, Steve B wrote: >hi Frank > >>you know that I like the good and old chess computers a lot. Have 8 stronger >>chess computers at home and like it to play with this great computers. Yes, you >>have right with your words but today we have to go the technical way. >>Unfortunately, the companys have no interest to develops a stronger chess >>computer for the market. The most are thinking that only a short group of people >>will buy newer and stronger chess computers but I believe this is wrong. >> >>Interesting is to try to develops a chess computer where we can used all the >>available WB / UCI engines. > >yes your are correct,it is very wrong to think noone is interested in strong >dedicated units anymore. >and the proof: >Ruud Martin (from Holland)will soon be finished with his project of a new >dedicated computer in a Mephisto Modular board >it will have two programs(Ruffian and Deep Sieng),running at 230 Mhz >estimated rating ..over 2450 Elo >i understand there are about 30 advance orders already and the computer will be >about 1500 Euro >Ruud will enter the prototype in the upcoming dedicated chess computer >tournament in Kaufbereun Germany this fall(October 2004) > > >you can read more about it here: > >http://f27.parsimony.net/forum67615/messages/753.htm > >of course it is not the same as employing all Win board engines but it is >certainly the first dedicated computer to be released in a very long time with >a very strong playing ability and only the second dedicated computer to offer >the option to switch between two seperate programs > >Best >Steve Hi Steve, I have written the messages in the forum by Kurt. I read the forum and have config Kurt this new Parsimony forum :-) Yes, I should contact Ruud and try to give him the contacts I have for this great project. I hope Ruud can realize his idea and his project. It seems that this is not easy for him and it seems that Ruud need each helps. Best Frank
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