Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:38:37 11/24/04
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On November 24, 2004 at 07:53:15, Tony Werten wrote: >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 So? There are just as many good things as bad things... And it _does_ test the engine the way it runs "normally"...
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