From cube-lovers-errors@curry.epilogue.com Sat Jun 22 21:43:53 1996 Return-Path: cube-lovers-errors@curry.epilogue.com Received: from curry.epilogue.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by curry.epilogue.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id VAA09148 for ; Sat, 22 Jun 1996 21:43:52 -0400 Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@curry.epilogue.com Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 03:41:53 +0200 From: Dik.Winter@cwi.nl Message-Id: <9606230141.AA09515=dik@hera.cwi.nl> To: Cube-Lovers@ai.mit.edu, pfoster@pcug.org.au Subject: Re: Thistlethwaites algorithm (and others) I think there was in this mail a serious problem of confusion between a solution by algorithm and a solution by hand. While Thistlethwaite's algorithm was (at that time) very fast, nobody would consider to use the solution by hand. The current faster algorithms are not even doable by hand (unless your backtracking is impeccable). > There was a recent posting, from Jiri Fridrich, which outlined his speed > solution, as follows: On the other hand Jiri Fridrich's solution is not a solution for computers. It is only measured in time, not in number of moves. And time is something extremely machine-dependant. > Is there any chance of Jiri Fridrich posting these algorithms (or perhaps > making them available via FTP)? But the algorithm was posted. You posted it yourself!