Author: Bernhard Bauer
Date: 05:42:36 10/05/99
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On October 05, 1999 at 07:38:57, Shep wrote: >On October 05, 1999 at 07:26:32, Steve McRiley wrote: > >>On October 05, 1999 at 04:35:21, Didzis Cirulis wrote: >> >>>On October 05, 1999 at 02:45:16, Howard Exner wrote: >>> >>>>What is the hardware used and the time control? Thanks. >>> >>>As usually ;-) 200MMX, 16MB for each program, PB off, 1hour/game (means one hour >>>for each program), careful calculations of CPU usage. >>> >>>Didzis Cirulis >> >>You mean you do this on one computer?? > >Hmm, do we really have to start this all over again? ;-( > >Actually, it is not necessarily bad to play on a single machine. >For one, programs like Fritz and Tiger are very well suited for this as they >don't hog CPU time when sitting idle. >Secondly, there is no relevant evidence yet that the time management problems >caused by "PB off" actually have a significant impact on the outcome - >at least not more than the good old statistical problems of playing a series of >less than 1000 games... ;-) > >--- >Shep As Fritz and Tiger are designed to be used with PB=on any results with BP=off are questionable since they do not reflect the true program strengt. Kind regards Bernhard
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