Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 11:26:52 09/17/99
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On September 17, 1999 at 02:56:38, Terry Ripple wrote: >On September 16, 1999 at 12:05:28, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: > >>On September 15, 1999 at 17:57:08, Joshua Lee wrote: >> >>>i think it's time to start playing the best PC software vs the Mainframes and >>>Dedicated Comp programs. What do you think would happen?? >> >> >>The Dedicated units would get trounced but manage to win no more than 30 percent >>of the time. Deeper Blue would beat all the PC software more than 90 percent of >>the time. >> >>I always wanted to own Ken Thompsens' Belle machine and now I own a computer >>that with Hiarcs 7.32 is far superior. The mainframes are largely >>decommissioned after limited use and neither I nor you have the millions of >>dollars to get them up and running (maybe you do). >> >>It is like the progress in our society. People have more things and can do more >>travelling but they are becoming less and less powerful with respect to each >>other. >> >>Tim Frohlick >------------ > >I doubt "very" much that Deeper Blue could beat the top programs 90% of the >time, like Hiarcs7.32 and Fritz5.32!!! That win percentage would mean that its >about 400 ELO points stronger than the top programs and there is no way that it >is going to beat Hiarcs7.32 or Fritz5.32> 45 out of 50 games!!! Guaranteed!!! > >Terry Ripple You would probably lose that guarantee. It was reported in IEEE Micro that they played 40 games vs micros and ended up with a 38-2 score. They didn't say (that I recall) whether that was two losses, 1 loss and 2 draws, or 4 draws. I'd guess the latter but it is only a guess.. They are _very_ strong... as beating Kasparov showed...
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