Author: Matthew Hull
Date: 15:16:44 12/13/04
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On December 13, 2004 at 17:57:26, Dann Corbit wrote: >On December 13, 2004 at 17:47:40, Joachim Rang wrote: > >>On December 13, 2004 at 17:34:54, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On December 13, 2004 at 17:14:36, Joachim Rang wrote: >>> >>>>On December 13, 2004 at 16:11:18, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I prefer 30 for watching, and 30 for scheduling, because the games go quicker. >>>>>Just so long as everyone has to use the same time control, it will be fair. >>>> >>>>and as long as everybody has to use the same hardware, right ;-)? >>>> >>>>regards Joachim >>> >>>Unfortunately if everybody is forced to use Crafty's hardware there are not >>>going to be a lot of participants. >>> >>>Uri >> >>I'm sure nobody would complain to play on a Quad-Opteron 850 although not all >>participants may use all 4 processors. > >I am guessing that at least 3/4 of the entrants will have a machine as fast as a >single processor from his quad. IIRC, Bob does not have a quad. He only borrowed one from AMD. > >Some will probably run faster CPUs or pushed CPUs. > >But to really get the horsepower, you would need the SMP capability. > >Maybe Dr. Hyatt can get an 8-way box. Then everyone else can play for 2nd. > >Of course, you never know -- especially in a short contest. It isn't always the >fastest guy who wins the race. > >And someone may come up with a stunning innovation. I do marvel at Thinker -- >which is the size of TSCP and the strength of Crafty. You never know when a new >Ruffian will pop up.
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