[NU Sports] HIlarious

[Roy S. Lamberton]

In the early 70's I seem to remember that the mainframe guys developed a chess program
that beat everyone else for a while. Was it called "Big Blue?"

 

Anyway, It wasn't IBM - Control Data sticks in my mind.

 

It was during NU's run at Debate championships, so we were world powers in Computer Chess
and Debate, but couldn't win a football game. I like it the way it is now.

 

Chat room is open, BTW

 

rsl

 

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Roy S. Lamberton - Senior Associate & Unix Guru.

Computer Applications & Support Associates

-------------------- Also ----------------------

"Commissioner" Delaware American Legion Baseball

Director Media Relations - Little League 

  Senior League Softball World Series

Retired Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician [R]

Northwestern University - Speech 1974 - 

Chi Phi: Pi 1974, KD 1968

Publisher Emeritus: Purple Reign (Fox Sports)

==========  Go Cats -  Beat 'em All  ===========

 

"...Then I get on my knees and pray,

WE DON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN!" -- Pete Townsend

 

Don't re-elect nobody, not even yo mama! - Franc White

 

================================================

 

From: MHRJGScott at aol.com [mailto:MHRJGScott at aol.com] 
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 10:23 AM
To: rstetson at capps-assoc.com; neilkaplan at yahoo.com; nwu-sports at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [NU Sports] HIlarious

 

The computer was on the East side of Tech in a bunker called the Vogelback center, it
looked like the original univac or some huge science fiction creation