Author: Dana Turnmire
Date: 08:40:14 12/17/04
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On December 17, 2004 at 10:24:13, Steve B wrote: >O the Tasc was rated 100 points more than it is now, >>and was the highest dedicated unit. Then the SSDF knocked down 100 points from >>all programs to try to make their ratings conform to FIDE ratings at the highest >>echelons (the PC programs). The Tasc was not tested after that against any >>machines, so its rating is essentially 100 points lower for no reason. > > >yes this explains why Hallsworth of Selective search shows the Tasc at close to >2360 > >http://www.elhchess.demon.co.uk/ehss.htm > > > >It would >>actually be interesting to see it tested against some of the PC programs on a >>K6/450, such as Genius 6.5, Fritz 5, or some other program within shooting >>distance to see how it did. > >well Mike Byrne and i played a 3 game match on the ICC .. >MY R40 (v2.5) VS..his Crafty on a PDA >all games were ..game/30min >R40 won 2-1 > >of course 3 games is to small too small to draw any conclusions..but it was fun >anyway > > > >thanks >Steve It would be interesting to see a dedicated unit running on a 2 Ghz RISC processor. With the reduced instructions it would probably blow away ANY PC program. Would it be expensive for some company to produce a dedicated unit with some such processor?
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