lkaufman wrote:Critter is most definitely NOT as close a relative to the Ippos as Houdini is. Houdini began life as a true clone of one of the Ippos, and has added important improvements without changing its nature. Critter on the other hand is a program actually written by its nominal author. It follows the Ippos in most respects, using all the same pruning formulas for example, but at least it does not use Ippo code. There are quite a few original ideas in Critter on top of those found in Ippo. So I would describe Houdini as a "brother" of Ivanhoe (or any Ippo), while I would describe Critter as a "cousin" of them.geots wrote: Larry, please elaborate on the relationship between Critter and the Ippos. And do you consider Critter to be as close a relative as Houdini.
Keeping in mind that I am not expressing here anything at all about my feelings in this area. I am curious as to your feelings.
Best,
george
Thanks, Larry. That is all I wanted- clarification. I had just never before heard the name Critter and Ippo in the same sentence. It was a first, and I was curious as to what it meant. It was really nothing more than that.
Best,
george