Author: Mark Young
Date: 01:00:21 10/10/99
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On October 10, 1999 at 03:22:13, Harald Faber wrote: >On October 10, 1999 at 03:14:10, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>PB-ON vs PB-OFF (results experiment-1) >> >>To enrich the discussion about the value of the "Permanent Brain" (PB) I >>have started 2 experiments with Rebel Century (RC) which will give some >>data for a better judgement. >> >>Experiment-1: >>RC (PB=ON) vs RC (PB=OFF) >>100 auto232 games >>Time control: 60 secs average. >>Hardware: 4xPII-266 + 2xPII-450 >>Result: 61-39 >> >>Experiment-2: >>RC (PB=ON) vs RC (PB=OFF) >>100 auto232 games >>Time control: RC (PB=ON) 30 sec average >>Time control: RC (PB=OFF) 60 sec average >>Hardware: 4xPII-266 + 2xPII-450 >>Status: in progress >> >>Ed Schroder > >Sorry Ed, but where is the sense in it? Is there any difference than playing >Rebel10-Rebel9 which is also meaningless? >Would you expect a result of 50-50 when both playing PB=on or both PB=off? I >wouldn't. >I think the most interesting idea is to take Rebel+PB=on against another program >with PB=on and as comparison play the same match with both PB=off. Of course you >can extend this to Rebel+PB-vs-Opp X PB=off and Rebel PB=off vs Opp X PB=on. > >But Rebel vs Rebel, sorry, there is really no sense in it. You hit the nail on the head...this has been the argument. playing both programs with PB off as you do with one computer. His experiment is meaningless.
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