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Subject: Re: Zappa's Strength

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 10:39:52 12/15/05

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On December 14, 2005 at 21:58:50, Albert Silver wrote:

>On December 13, 2005 at 13:29:06, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On December 13, 2005 at 02:19:15, Robert Hollay wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> It would be really interesting to see the winner of Tour De France to run
>>>a race with Michael Schumacher, both of them using own "hardware", just it
>>>would be senseless.
>>
>>Even in a Formula 1 race, where the constraints of the car are very detailed,
>>the manufacturers still put a huge effort into making the best car.  It's not
>>just the driver that matters.
>
>Indeed. Noticed how the year they changed the rules regarding tires, Schumacher
>stopped beating them all?
>
>                                     Albert

"Money, It's GOT to be the SHOES!"
-- Mars Blackmon, as played by Spike Lee.

>>> I think that everything which is _software_ should be allowed (OS, opn. books,
>>>TBs, etc) but competitors should use equal hardware. It can be a 4 processor
>>>PC for example. If your engine uses only one proc, that's up to you.
>>> But if it's a competition of "chess machines" and not the engines itself, then
>>>of course hardware is not an issue.
>>>
>>>Robert



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