Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 19:02:03 05/07/00
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On May 07, 2000 at 21:37:07, Roger Kyte wrote: >On May 07, 2000 at 21:26:27, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On May 07, 2000 at 21:23:05, Roger Kyte wrote: >> >>>If X = a single 1 Ghz Intel Pentium chip and 256k of Ram, >>> >>> >>>What is the comparative strength of Deeper Blue ?? 10X or 20X etc... >>> >>>Don Dailey once stated that the processing power of DB would be available on >>>standalone home computers within ten years, but can someone quantify it for me >>>so I can understand what the strength of DB is in standard hardware terminology. >> >> >>Figure a factor of 1,000 >> >>roughly. >> > >Hello, > >So, DB = 1 Terra hertz with 256,000 mgs of Ram [ roughly ] > >I personally do not think that a standalone PC will have this power in ten >years, but I could see between 10 Ghz and 20 Ghz by 2010 quite easily, with as >much Ram as one can afford. I have heard that one Terra meg of hard drive space >will be standard on home pc's in the not to distant future due to increased >technology. DB speed will be here before 2010, when you factor in parallel search, just as was used in DB.
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