Author: Melvin S. Schwartz
Date: 17:20:34 05/29/99
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On May 29, 1999 at 18:36:39, James Robertson wrote: >On May 29, 1999 at 10:09:02, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote: > >> >>I don't understand how you can seriously give credence to this match when you >>are running Nimzo on superior hardware. The advantage of Nimzo on a Pentium 200 >>MMX is not to be taken lightly. Regardless, Hiarcs 6 is outdated by Hiarcs 7 and >>the Hash tables in Hiarcs 7 is much higher than what you listed for Hiarcs 6. My >>main point is that when testing chess programs, you should test them on the SAME >>type of computer. >> >>Regards, >>Mel > >You keep saying throughout this thread that matches with both programs playing >on the same hardware are superior. Why > >James Is it really that difficult to understand? If you are going to compare A against B, don't you think they should BOTH be on the same playing field?? It is a reality that the speed, amount of RAM, and even the processor of a computer can affect the performance of the software program. The speed of a computer is very important! Regards, Mel
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