Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 08:26:55 05/13/99
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On May 13, 1999 at 09:24:37, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On May 13, 1999 at 02:20:52, James B. Shearer wrote: > >>On May 13, 1999 at 01:42:34, Albert Silver wrote: >> >>>On May 13, 1999 at 00:13:43, James B. Shearer wrote: >>> >>>>On May 12, 1999 at 01:24:40, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>>>I'd say that is pretty "solid" in terms of likely/unlikely. Is there anyone >>>>>here that _wouldn't_ pay 200 bucks for a machine that can _really_ beat most >>>>>GM players at any time control, ie something actually faster and stronger than >>>>>DB Junior, whic did very well against GM players? >>>> >>>> I wouldn't. >>>> James B. Shearer >>> >>> >>>Are you serious? Why? >>> >>> Albert Silver >> >> Why should I? I hardly use the chess programs I have (none of which >>did I pay anything for, yes they are all legal). It's more fun to play on ICC. >>Also I am not enthusiastic about messing with the inwards of my computer. >> James B. Shearer > > >This "messing" is hyped too far out of reality. Who hasn't bought a modem, or >a network card, or a new video card and then plugged it into one of the PCI >slots in a PC? That's all that willbe required for the DB-in-a-PC processor >as well. My wife has installed a modem by herself... and had zero problems >doing so... I have not plugged anything to "my" computer (it is not mine, it is of the research center where I study). I am happy I do not have a PC, I am not tempted to buy any of the commercial programs, because there are not commercial programs for Solaris (: It seems unlikely to have a DB-in-a-Sparc, as the market would be smaller than tiny. It is good enough for me to have crafty, which scores over 50% against me (so I can learn but I do not get depressed). José.
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