Top Ten Ways Deep Blue Would Be Different If Developed By Microsoft


In case you did not know, IBM developed a computer called Deep Blue that 
recently made history by beating the World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov, 
in a six game tournament.  Details can be found at www.chess.ibm.com. 


10. The computer would insist that the king be referred to as Bill and the 
    pawns as customers. 

 9. You would see a "Designed for Windows 95" icon in the corner of the 
    chessboard. 

 8. It would be called Deep Green($) or WinChess. 

 7. It would take 6 hours for one move, but it would look pretty. 

 6. When it sees that a draw or defeat is imminent the chess pieces would 
    be scrambled and the acronym GPF would flash on the screen. 

 5. Kasparov would pay for the "privilege" of playing the machine instead 
    of being offered a cash prize. 

 4. Parallel Processing?!? Hey! One move at a time buddy. 

 3. When the computer makes an illegal move it would be called a feature. 

 2. It would have a minimum system requirement of 2,048 300mHz Pentium II 
    Microprocessors hooked up in parallel in order to run, but Microsoft 
    recommends a system containing at least 8,192 processors. 

 1. Kasparov? Get Real! This computer couldn't even beat Pee Wee Herman.