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Subject: Re: Regarding Cray Blitz

Author: Heiko Mikala

Date: 16:34:13 09/01/99

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On August 30, 1999 at 22:45:42, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On August 30, 1999 at 21:17:08, Ray MacFadyen wrote:
>
>>I am curious as to the current situation with cray blitz.
>>1.Is it still operational?
>
>yes...
>
>>2.Could it be made operational reasonably easily?
>
>already is...
>
>>3.Would it ever be possible to set it up to play on ICC ?
>
>with some work, as it was written way before there was an xwindows, or an
>xboard/winboard protocol... but that could be added.  But the _real_ issue
>is who would supply a Cray to use to play on ICC, when they sell for 30-60
>million dollars?
>
>That is what led to crafty and PCs...  the inability to get significant time
>on a cray to run reasonable tests..

Hi Bob!

Will we ever see a "Crafty Blitz"? Meaning Crafty playing on a Cray in a
tournament?

Any plans to let the original Cray Blitz play in a tournament again?


Another question I always wanted to ask: Why the name "Crafty"?
Does this word have a real meaning in english? Or is it "Cray" with an "ft"
inserted? ;-)


(And, by the way, why is there no wcrafty 16.17 executable on your ftp-site?)


Greetings,

Heiko.



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