Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 10:49:19 05/07/99
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On May 06, 1999 at 19:54:18, Dave Gomboc wrote: [snip] >>I think the challenges to the integrity of IBM are badly misplaced. The entire >>Deep Blue experiment did more for chess and chess programming than anything >>anyone else has done in recent history. Look, we're still talking about it >>today, and it was two years ago, so it must have been pretty interesting. > >I will take issue with this statement. It probably did more for computer chess >publicity than any other event, but in terms of programming, open-source Crafty >wins in my books. I think it depends upon perception. I will bet that there are ten times as many chess programmers now, after the match, than before it. I'll bet there are ten times as many sales of computer chess programs and ten times as many people downloading free chess programs. They were more a supplier of motivation and captivation than technological know-how. However, I still feel that their contribution was the most important. [snip] >Dave
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