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Subject: Re: Pentium IV --- Do We Need the Power ?

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 13:33:58 08/22/00

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On August 22, 2000 at 16:21:36, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:

>Dear CCC,
>
>Just think boys and girls, in less than a year from now we will have the Pentium
>Four machines that run at 1400 MHz with a 400 Mhz bus and a data throughput of
>3.2 GBytes per second.  Now you know that with all that speed we can have
>programs with enormous databases.  Do we want the programs for analysis only or
>do we want to lose to them 100% of the time?
>
>A while back I was talking about interactive programs that mimic voluptuous
>female chess opponents.  Well I guess that we will all be totally addicted to
>playing Laura Croft and enjoying the slow torture.  It could be fun.
>Chessmistress 1.01  Hmmmmm?
>
>Any comments Fernando?
>
>Tim Frohlick


Personally I would like to have a desktop computer that makes the latest Cray
look like an antique and cost less than $1K.  Guess I'll have to wait a few
years for that.
Jim



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