Author: Chuck
Date: 06:04:41 08/26/05
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On August 25, 2005 at 12:09:55, Steve B wrote: >>After an e-mail asking about the programs of new units, what I thought -I said >>it to them straight- were just the same as those used in old machines as Diablo, >>Expert, Constellation, etc, I received the following e-mail I present to you -no >>confidentiality arrangements were made- for your judgement. >>I think remarkabl,e as a show of ambiguity, the first lines of the answer. Also >>is worthy of note the preposterous example with the Mercedes car. Get your own >>conclusions. >> > > >Fern > >great post >thank you > >but the reply is ok i think >Kittingers Wchess program as seen in the Star Ruby and Star Sapphire are not the >same exact 100% programs as in the Diablo,Super Experts etc..etc >i cannot say exactly how much program improvement there has been but i can say >the programs are not identical from testing by other collectors and discussions >with them > >the analogy with the Merc is because she does not realize she is dealing with >such a sophisticated ,knowledgeable aficionado as you >:)) > >i imagine her reply was intended for the normal computer buyer > > >a better anology i think would be Nelsons work for Excalibur > >the programs seen in the Alexandra and model 404d (for example) are not 100% the >same as in the GM ..But there are not tremondous differences either > >and the years between the release of the GM and newer models is almost 8 years >now > >Best >Steve Don't you think a good test, and perhaps the most revealing one available, would be to test them on a number of positions with the programs set to a fixed depth level? Then recording the best move and evaluation might show something about how similar they are. Chuck
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