Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 05:31:26 06/11/99
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On June 11, 1999 at 08:27:37, Andrew Williams wrote: >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 Andrew: learn to recognize a troll... Bob
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