Author: Chuck
Date: 18:04:39 07/15/99
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On July 15, 1999 at 20:52:37, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote: [snip] > >According to the formula for Fritz, the amount of megs for hash tables should be >144 at 40/2 and on a 400MHz processor. This formula is stated in the manual for >Fritz, and I would say that 64 megs is quite insufficient at your time control >and processor speed. > >Regards, >Mel So what? It is not the publics' fault that Fritz was programmed with such specific hardware limitations (that it's search is so affected by less than gargantuan hash tables). IMO, to fairly test 2 chess engines they should be running on equal hardware, i.e., uniform platforms. And the hardware should be relatively top-notch but commercially available and reasonably affordable. It should NOT cater to the specific desires of 1 programmer so he can tweak his engine for the match. This is exactly why Fritz is not the best choice for most chess program purchasers, because it slows way down when it runs out of megabytes of memory. Chuck
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