Author: Reynolds Takata
Date: 21:07:19 02/10/99
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On February 09, 1999 at 21:33:24, Dann Corbit wrote: >On February 09, 1999 at 21:07:32, Gorfoiuq wrote: > >>So the QUEStion is....besides DEEP BLUE, >>Which is the BEST and most EFFICIENT computer program??? >Define best: >Most features? Highest SSDF rating? Tactical solving power? Most flexible? >Cheapest? > >Define efficient: >Able to compete the best on very low resources? Able to utilize massive >resources to the maximum capability? Able to use multiple CPU's? Most >configurable? When a person asks whose the best, it's a general question, which can be answered quite specifically and easily. This is because you have been given the leeway to answer however you want. You could say for instance i think H7 is best on a P450 with 64 megs of ram at a time 0f 10 minutes 10 sec increment on sunday on a tall mountain in the Andes sitting next to Cindy Crawford naked licking on a snow cone, as long as it all occurs in leap year and there is a possibility of a harmonic conversion. If this was about humans you probably wouldn't even came up with such statements trying to invalidate his question, you would perhaps have just said Kasparov is the strongest. I then could have come along and said "You mean best in matches? Perhaps you meant best in Tournaments. Perhaps only best at round robin tournaments, or would that be swiss. Is he best at chess when this specific opening is played? Is he the best when playing Anand? Point being that his question is fine and there is no need to get all technical, you can just assume he meant at 40/2 on the best hardware or give your answer on some other specific you believe > >After you fill in those blanks, there are still not going to be many answers. I >suggest instead that you go to the CCC resource center and read the reviews of >chess playing programs. Then, since you and you alone know what is interesting >to you, you can find what tickles your fancy. > >If you are interested in freebies, you should read KK's list.
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