Author: Timothy J. Frohlick
Date: 22:09:09 09/12/99
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On September 11, 1999 at 13:37:26, Steven Schwartz wrote: >3) About 70% of us would purchase a dedicated computer for a price of >$100 or more if it could incorporate the strength of the top software >programs running on a middle-of-the-road Pentium. I somehow do not >think that this is going to convince the chess computer companies to >produce such a beast. I think the era of the super-strong dedicated >chess computer is over. > Dear Steve, No,No,No,No,No... As our PCs shrink in size the distinction between super-strong dedicated chess computer and CISC machines will blur. Can you see yourself with an expert system "VxMan" machine that you carry around and speak to in order to get information. Think about ultramicroDRAM chips that have 1 nanosecond access times and can store 20 gigabytes of data. Think about stand-alone 30 inch monitors scattered at home and work that you can plug Mr. VxMan into to get hi-res output. If the price "learning curve" goes down it would eventually be possible to have dedicated chess and checker machines that have six man endgame tablebases and programs of 100Mb length. This is precisely what guys like Bill Gates are looking forward to. Handheld expert machines that "replace" human experts are the wave of the future. I actually think that it will be possible to have a chess wristwatch in the near future. Think what Dick Tracy could have done with that.
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