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Subject: Re: DB chip?

Author: Geo Disher

Date: 09:30:56 05/13/99

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It would really be nice if as a promotion of his new system he had it play
Kasparov again in a real match!.  Takes a lot of $$ but it would be nice.

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...



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