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Subject: Re: I have cloned Ferret!

Author: Micheal Cummings

Date: 23:55:38 10/20/99

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On October 21, 1999 at 02:51:50, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On October 21, 1999 at 00:43:43, Pete Galati wrote:
>
>>On October 20, 1999 at 17:35:36, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>On October 20, 1999 at 10:57:44, Charles Unruh wrote:
>>>
>>>>I took over 70 games that ferret played, then i kept adjusting chessmasters
>>>>settings until it plays every move that ferret plays, with 98% accuracy.  I'll
>>>>trade the personality with someone who creates another clone.
>>>How does the cloned Ferret do against the real thing?
>>>;-)
>>
>>I notice that Bruce is keeping away from this topic (probably going "yeah
>>right!").  I assume that the clone's snowball would melt.
>>
>>Pete
>
>I'm not sure whether to be flattered, to talk to a lawyer, or both.  I have no
>idea what to make of this but I find it to be somewhat disturbing.
>
>bruce

I doubt it very much that it would play move for move. The reason being that
just say he has it on a PII machine, that means that your program is no stronger
than a Chessmaster personality on a relatively weaker machine than what you used
at WCCC99.



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