Author: Peter Hegger
Date: 00:56:53 07/03/99
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On July 02, 1999 at 19:07:57, Paul Richards wrote: >On July 02, 1999 at 17:22:08, KarinsDad wrote: > >>A computer program with the same name on one set of hardware is allowed to >>participate in tournaments due to a different computer program with the same >>name on different hardware qualifying in an earlier tournament. A person with >>the same name could not do this. >> >>And, of course, this is why it is so hard to give a rating to a program. You >>have to run the same software in the same hardware configuration in order to >>establish a rating for it (and this rating does not apply to other versions or >>other hardware). > >This is all true of course, but the reason people play against computers at all >is out of the same general curiosity that keeps this group going. Everybody >knows that the day will come when computers are unbeatable at chess. Even if >Kasparov couldn't study DB's games (though we can only speculate how much of a >difference that would make) if they wanted to, IBM could put together a newer >version so powerful it could play people on the Internet at the same time it was >beating Kasparov. Now THERE'S a marketing idea for IBM. :)) With existing >technology it's just a matter of money to build the required machine. The >remaining question is when a computer will be able to beat everybody and fit on >a desktop. Then after that it will be, when can a single-CPU PC typically used >for business do the same thing. That will keep us entertained for another good >ten years perhaps, but it's all in fun anyway since the long term answer is >pretty much a given. In the early days of computers it may have looked like >they would never stand a chance, but now everybody has a better picture of how >fast the technology is moving. Then after the desktop machine is too tough it >will be the handheld, and then the toaster, and so on. ;) Imagine, at next years event "256 processor Fritz 7", in the spectator's gallery giving analysis while it's little brother "Fritz 6" is playing Kasparov. While the banned computer is glibly refuting moves for both sides, little Fritz is being crushed. Would that be interesting? Not to me it wouldn't. I would also be asking why on earth isn't the best machine playing instead of kibitzing? To me it makes little sense to hold new technology and improvements back for a whole year just BECAUSE they are new technologies and improvements. Regards Peter
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