Author: Aaron Tay
Date: 11:53:32 04/16/01
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On April 16, 2001 at 12:02:17, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On April 16, 2001 at 06:44:24, Mogens Larsen wrote: > >>On April 16, 2001 at 05:33:47, Ed Schröder wrote: >> >>>What an utter nonsense is that. You and Enrique should know better than that. >>>It is like Christophe said, all arranged behind the curtains, no way back. >>>Discrimination of the worst kind. >>> >>>In no way it is proven that a multi-processor program is doing better than >>>a single-processor program. Just look at the latest Ausfess tournament Tiger >>>13.0 (not 14.0) topping above all the multi-processing entries: >> >>One argument for requiring that the programs be SMP capable is the publicity >>side of the contest. After Deep Blue and top performances by Deep Junior and >>Deep Fritz at GM tournaments, Rebel Century on a fast Athlon wouldn't sound very >>impressive in that context. >> >>Whether Rebel Century or the Tigers have any real chance against Deep Fritz on >>an eight cpu monster remains to be seen and I honestly doubt it. However, it >>would be fair if everyone was given the chance no matter how difficult it would >>be. Especially since they've abandoned ship on the rest of the SMP capable >>programs you mention as well, which doesn't imply an ambition to resolve the >>challenger question in an acceptable fashion IMO. >> >>>. Junior 4 x 500 Mhz >>>. Fritz 4 x 500 Mhz >>>. Ferret 4 x 400 Mhz >>>. Cilkchess 240 x Alpha at 250 Mhz >>>. P.ConNerS 186 x PII 450 Mhz >>>. Zugzwang 512 x Alpha at 300 Mhz >> >>Thanks for mentioning some of the important SMP capable programs. Are there >>others? Something called Dark Thought? >> >>Mogens. > > >Dark Thought? No. Crafty is one of course...
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