Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 13:19:50 05/19/99
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On May 19, 1999 at 15:53:09, Gregor Overney wrote: >> >>I have an 'electronic copy' so I am not sure the page numbers match the IEEE >>journal, but here is the sentence I am keying on: >> >> I am forming an independent start-up to create a new chess chip for >> consumers. This new chip could make it possible for a desktop machine >> to defeat the Worlds Champion in a formal match as early as the year 2000. >> >>2000 is 7+ months away. I interpret that to say this is 'under way...' >> > >Page 81. I am really interested in the patent issues involved in such a startup. >Most likely, IBM will hold its finger on this company. Patent issues could >significantly delay the shipment of this chip. > >It is possible that in 2000, a desktop machine plays stronger than the Worlds >Champion. So far, Feng-hsiung's predictions were quite accurate. The question is >only, when does it hit the consumer market? - Could be well beyond 2000. > >BTW., his article in IEEE Micro is very readable. Thanks to Eugene Nalimov for >pointing out this paper. > >Gregor My own take on this is a bit different from others, in that knowing IBM and their 'intellectual property rights' legal documents, would be that Hsu already has this 'worked out' prior to announcing it. IE, for many reasons, you would not announce something will be sold when your employer hasn't already given you permission to do so... My impression: still "a done deal" all the way around...
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