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Subject: Re: Deep Blue Chip (consumer) is urban legend!

Author: Bruce Moreland

Date: 01:21:20 06/11/99

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On June 11, 1999 at 02:40:02, Micheal Cummings wrote:

>
>On June 11, 1999 at 01:33:13, Jouni Uski wrote:
>
>>I am 99,9 % sure, that it will never be available to buy. And if it is,
>>PC speed+software has already surpassed it.
>>
>>Reason for my thought: Hsu has talked about chip from 1997, but nothing has
>>happened in over 2 years.
>>
>>Still I hope to be wrong!
>>
>>
>>Jouni
>
>I always said that in my opinion, it was hot air. I think he is just looking for
>more publicity since his hit and run series of games against Kasparov.
>
>Thats the problem when he makes these statements, in a place like this everyones
>eyes light up. I bet even a prototype has not even been tried. It is probably
>all still down on paper under his wish list.
>
>It will never happen, and if it does, I doubt he will be the one to make it
>happen. More like a powr company like Mindscape

I am thankful that I am not successful enough in this field that people feel
like I am so far distanced from them that they can make personal comments like
this and get away with it.

Perhaps Hsu takes it as a compliment.  It would be an interesting thing to have
to live with.

bruce



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