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Subject: Re: DB just another program

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 15:28:22 01/26/00

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On January 26, 2000 at 18:23:50, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On January 26, 2000 at 18:10:10, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>IOW, more horsepower is a tough way to make chess programs play better.  There
>>is also evidence (according to some) that the increase in speed has
>>*diminishing* returns.  Hence, it may take a terahertz to get there.  Don't know
>>of any material that could do that, not even a Josephson Junction.
>
>I think it's a great way.  You just take a vacation, preferably a long one, and
>when you come back you make one call to Gateway and poof, free Elo points.
>
>Got an article that shows that the Elo curve flattens out with increased depth?

Darn.  I knew someone would ask that!  I just read it somewhere, but I will have
to go and look for it now.
:-(



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