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Subject: Re: rebel tiger??

Author: Wayne Lowrance

Date: 07:50:34 03/06/00

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On March 06, 2000 at 00:24:57, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On March 05, 2000 at 21:12:43, Jeremiah Penery wrote:
>
>>On March 05, 2000 at 18:20:40, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>
>>>The next version of the engine will adjust his hash table size automatically for
>>>your computer speed and the time controls you select.
>>
>>And hopefully for the amount of memory you have available?
>
>
>No. With the next version you'll be able to use 128Mb of hash tables if Tiger
>thinks it is the right amount, even if your computer has only 64Mb.
>
>:) :) :)
>
>
>No, it's a joke. The amount of hash tables you will select in the engine
>properties window will be taken as the maximum amount to use. This way it will
>still be possible to run Tiger and another chess program on the same computer.
>
>If you give Tiger 64Mb but start to play a game in 1 minute, it will
>automatically decrease the amount of hash tables to use (and will probably set
>it to 1Mb or something like that) in order to avoid losing too much time at
>every move clearing or updating the hash table.
>
>This will, I hope, be the end of the "how much hash tables is optimal for Tiger"
>questions. Because the answer will always be: "give it as much as your computer
>has", whatever time control, whatever computer.
>
>
>
>    Christophe

By the way, Christophe, thank you for always being here to discuss your program,
with others, promply gtoo i might add. Terrific, A+ is your grade, right there
with Dr Bob !
Wayne



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