Author: John Merlino
Date: 13:21:01 03/07/02
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On March 07, 2002 at 15:38:59, Roy Eassa wrote: >On March 07, 2002 at 14:58:10, John Merlino wrote: > >>As for the manual (actually, you mean the FAQ), all it explains is that chess >>engines will try to get as much cpu speed as Windows will give them; EVERY >>decent chess engine does this, not just The King. If you are TRULY concerned >>about engines taking more than their share of the CPU, then just run comp vs. >>comp games with ponder off. > > >Are you saying that, if a $20 program hogs the CPU more than other competing >programs, the user should resolve the problem by running out and spending $1000 >for a second computer? Not at all. I said that if you are concerned about unequal distribution/usage of the CPU (whether your concerns are valid or not), then just run comp vs. comp games with ponder off. That solves the problem and puts both engines on identical footing (assuming that both engines use a negligible amount of the CPU when idle). Nor am I agreeing with the accusation that The King "hogs the CPU". Nobody has conclusively shown this to be the case. jm
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