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Subject: Re: Uneven hardware for WMCC?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 21:21:16 05/28/99

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On May 28, 1999 at 19:25:15, blass uri wrote:

>
>On May 28, 1999 at 18:27:20, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On May 28, 1999 at 18:15:30, blass uri wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>On May 28, 1999 at 15:08:15, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>If Hsu enters next year, they will have to have three categories.
>>>>0. Hsu (they can start polishing the brass now, I think).
>>>>1. Supercomputers
>>>>2. Microcomputers
>>>
>>>I  think that Hsu should be  in the same category as Supercomputers.
>>Why will they even bother to show up then?  Unless all of the supercomputers
>>borrow Hsu's chips as add-ons like IBM did, they would have no chance
>>whatsoever.
>
>I do not agree that they would have no chance.
>
>Super Computers are becoming faster every year and even if Hsu has hardware
>advantage(I am not sure about this) they have chances by doing a better program
>or by luck.
>
>In the last WCCC microcomputer(Fritz3) won 2 Supercomputers(Deep thought and
>Socrates) and won the championship.
>
>It is not clear to me that Hsu will win.
>
>I believe that programs can be significantly improved and that there is a chance
>that in 2000-2002 another supercomputer or even a micro will be better than Deep
>blue chip.
>
>Uri



to make this short and succinct:

   "not a chance in hell..."





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