Has Rybka 4 delays affected your hardware buying decisions

Discussion of anything and everything relating to chess playing software and machines.

Moderator: Ras

Has the Rybka 4 delay changed your Hardware purchases

Poll ended at Fri Feb 26, 2010 1:29 am

Didn't affect my decisions
33
77%
Somewhat changed my purchases
1
2%
Made purchases that I could have waited until later
0
No votes
Will buy another chess program and never buy the weaken Rybka software
9
21%
 
Total votes: 43
User avatar
Thomas Mayer
Posts: 385
Joined: Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:45 pm
Location: Nellmersbach, Germany

Re: Has Rybka 4 delays affected your hardware buying decisio

Post by Thomas Mayer »

Peter Skinner wrote:
M ANSARI wrote: Why a 64bit OS ... I would prefer a 128bit OS and then run it on that 128 bit machine. On that platform Toby chess will probably beat Rybka 88 times in a row.
I was being sarcastic...

If you remember Toby stated Toby Chess was created on a 128bit machine, but is only 32bit. :P
imho Terry was banned while Mr. Tobiason wrote his ... hm ... stuff... ;)
Now it's deleted. So no chance to give Terry a good laugh - in the future we have that new not public forum where we can park such things and other nonsense...

Greets, Thomas
Top
Terry McCracken
Posts: 16465
Joined: Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:16 am
Location: Canada

Re: Has Rybka 4 delays affected your hardware buying decisio

Post by Terry McCracken »

Thomas Mayer wrote:
Peter Skinner wrote:
M ANSARI wrote: Why a 64bit OS ... I would prefer a 128bit OS and then run it on that 128 bit machine. On that platform Toby chess will probably beat Rybka 88 times in a row.
I was being sarcastic...

If you remember Toby stated Toby Chess was created on a 128bit machine, but is only 32bit. :P
imho Terry was banned while Mr. Tobiason wrote his ... hm ... stuff... ;)
Now it's deleted. So no chance to give Terry a good laugh - in the future we have that new not public forum where we can park such things and other nonsense...

Greets, Thomas
Ahhh...I've missed the joke. Ok...
Terry McCracken
Top

Return to “Computer Chess Club: General Topics”