Author: Andrew Williams
Date: 05:27:37 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 think this sort of speculation is pointless and demeaning. The only thing I have read about this is in IEEE Micro, March-April 1999. At the end of his very interesting article, Dr Hsu states that he is "forming an independent start-up to create a new chess chip for consumers". Are you disputing that this is his intention? If so, on what grounds? Are you disputing that he is capable of doing this? If so, why? I think the only possible grounds for doubt is whether the thing would be marketable, something which is obviously not in Dr Hsu's hands. If this is what you meant, you should say so. If not, I think you are simply insulting one of the more successful members of the computer chess community. Regards Andrew Williams
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