Author: blass uri
Date: 07:59:56 10/05/99
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On October 05, 1999 at 09:25:43, Wayne Lowrance wrote: >On October 05, 1999 at 08:42:36, Bernhard Bauer wrote: > >>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 > >I agree with that. I just cannot get interested in matches played on one comp. >If the author of both programs would come out and say it makes no difference >that would be another story. However I know Bob Hyatt has said so many times it >affects Crafty ! >Wayne I do not agree. I think the difference between the result with playing in one comp and playing in 2 computers is minor(The difference in rating is probably not more than 20 elo). Uri
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