Author: Tony Werten
Date: 04:53:15 11/24/04
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On November 23, 2004 at 23:08:42, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On November 23, 2004 at 01:11:10, Ray Banks wrote: > >>On November 22, 2004 at 23:20:58, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>I use ponder-on all the time, one cpu or not... If both engines ponder, each >>>gets 1/2 the processor, and that doesn't disrupt normal time allocation... >> >>Why does everyone use ponder off then on their tourneys? > >I don't have any idea... > > >> >>I've previously been told that with a single processor you can't guarantee each >>engine will get 50%, therefore to use ponder off. > >With a decent O/S I don't see how there could be any imbalance at all, except >for the case where one engine is to lazy to find a move to ponder, and it just >"sits"... but that is an engine deficiency, not a problem with testing with >ponder=on... When engine A is out of book and engine B isn't, A is rewarded for engine B having a better book. Tony
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