Author: James Robertson
Date: 21:46:03 05/29/99
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On May 29, 1999 at 20:20:34, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote: > >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 Regardless, Hiarcs 6 is outdated by Hiarcs 7 and 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 They are not comparing PROGRAMS, they are comparing PROGRAMS ON A CERTAIN COMPUTER. If program X is rated X on computer X, that rating will not change if it plays program Y rated Y on computer Y. For instance, James
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