Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 11:27:43 07/20/00
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On July 20, 2000 at 13:26:34, Chris Carson wrote: >>On July 20, 2000 at 10:33:34, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >[snip] > >>>That is an extrapolation based on simple fact. For 10 years, deep thought >>>accomplished that at ACM and WCCC events. DB is about 100 times faster than >>>Deep Thought. Since deep thought played its last game about 5 years ago, I >>>don't think you will find that machines have gotten 100 times faster over the >>>past five years. > >Specint 2000 results: > >P3-700 = 310 >8x P3-700 = 2480 > >10 years ago: > >486-33 = 5 (released may of 1990) > >5 years ago: > >P-90 = 25 > >8x-700 is 2480/5= 496 times as fast as the 486-33 of 10 years ago. >8x-700 is 2480/25= 99 times as fast as the P90 of 5 years ago. > >>>The math is pretty simple. > >Yes, did you actually do the math? Yes I did. 5 years ago today I was running on a P5/133. The 486 has nothing to do with anything. You take the best PC in 1995, and compute the ratio of speed to the best PC at present (1ghz). Then see if _that_ is anywhere near a factor of 100. Hint: it isn't close. > >Best Regards, >Chris Carson
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