Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 09:12:59 11/09/98
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On November 08, 1998 at 14:34:00, Robert Hyatt wrote: >Pretty much correct. Cray blitz still exists... but is not being modified >since Crafty was started. I started the "crafty" project after the 1994 ACM >event in Cape May... machine time is *very* difficult to get, there is little >room for the "unexpected" (such as a weather delay or whatever) since the >machines are so tightly scheduled... > >I wearied of the process of setting up machine time every year, dozens of >phone calls, emails, begging, borrowing, etc... > >The Cray's will still blow off any collection of microprocessor-based machines >you'd care to use, but at $60,000,000 they are expensive and difficult to get >hold of. > >I gave up not because the micros were catching up in speed (which they weren't, >not even close) but because the micros are so much easier to get access to... In your opinion, which would be a stronger player on a speedy Cray machine: the Cray Blitz program as it has sat unchanged for several years, including its vector optimizations, or Crafty, compiled, possibly with a few short routines inlined in assembly (say the equivalent of X86.s)? I guess what I am wondering is if it would be worthwhile for you to still try to get access to Cray hardware for a world championship tournament to try with the Crafty software, or if it would just be weaker than the old Cray Blitz anyway. If "Cray Crafty" would be a better player than the old Cray Blitz, would you consider trying it in an important tournament? Dave Gomboc
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