From jkato@tmastb.eec.toshiba.co.jp Mon Jul 11 00:08:01 1994 Received: from inet-tsb.toshiba.co.jp by life.ai.mit.edu (4.1/AI-4.10) for /com/archive/cube-lovers id AA12507; Mon, 11 Jul 94 00:08:01 EDT Received: from tis2.tis.toshiba.co.jp (tis2) by inet-tsb.toshiba.co.jp (5.67+1.6W/2.8Wb) id AA17248; Mon, 11 Jul 94 13:07:26 JST Received: from tis4.tis.toshiba.co.jp (tis4) by tis2.tis.toshiba.co.jp (5.67+1.6W/6.4J.6-R05) id AA14931; Mon, 11 Jul 94 13:07:34 JST Received: from eecisa by tis4.tis.toshiba.co.jp (5.52/6.4J.6-R06) id AA00693; Mon, 11 Jul 94 13:11:28 JST Received: from tmastb.eec.toshiba.co.jp by eecisa.eec.toshiba.co.jp (4.1/6.4J.6-R1) id AA22006; Mon, 11 Jul 94 13:01:23 JST Received: by tmastb.eec.toshiba.co.jp (4.0/6.4J.6-R1) id AA17550; Mon, 11 Jul 94 13:06:53 JST Date: Mon, 11 Jul 94 13:06:53 JST From: jkato@tmastb.eec.toshiba.co.jp (Toshi Kato) Return-Path: Message-Id: <9407110406.AA17550@tmastb.eec.toshiba.co.jp> To: mouse@collatz.mcrcim.mcgill.edu Cc: Cube-Lovers@ai.mit.edu In-Reply-To: der Mouse's message of Fri, 8 Jul 1994 15:24:30 -0400 <199407081924.PAA08873@Collatz.McRCIM.McGill.EDU> Subject: Re: SBP "Magic sQ" Many thanks. Especially to Dan Hoey and der Mouse . I have recieved E-mail individually from Mr.Dan Hoey too, Date: Thu, 7 Jul 94 16:43:02 EDT From: hoey@AIC.NRL.Navy.Mil To: jkato@tmastb.eec.toshiba.co.jp (Toshi Kato) Subject: Re: SBP "Magic sQ" A little hack tells me you can solve that by moving 1,7,3,6,1,9,4,1,7,5,9,4,2,9,4,7,5,9,2,5,8. That's 21 moves, or 30 if you count by the tile. It's optimal in both metrics. Do you know anything about Rubik's Cube? Dan Hoey Hoey@AIC.NRL.Navy.Mil I was surprised to recieve solutions both so quickly. Cubes-Lover is very smart team, I think. Thanks again, Junk Kato jkato@tmastb.eec.toshiba.co.jp