Graham Downs on Nostr: Today in 1996, IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in #chess for the ...
Today in 1996, IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in #chess for the first time.
I was a member of my High School chess team at the time, and I remember this being all anyone could talk about. Kasparov was a major major celebrity to us, and I remember even going out and buying one of those Garry Kasparov chess computers off the back of this (which is a really cool device, by the way; I still use it).
#history #nostalgia
I was a member of my High School chess team at the time, and I remember this being all anyone could talk about. Kasparov was a major major celebrity to us, and I remember even going out and buying one of those Garry Kasparov chess computers off the back of this (which is a really cool device, by the way; I still use it).
#history #nostalgia