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Subject: Re: Quantifying Deeper Blue Strength

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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