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Subject: Re: Hash Tables in CM8000?

Author: Terry Ripple

Date: 09:59:21 11/19/00

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On November 19, 2000 at 10:06:35, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote:

>On November 18, 2000 at 22:38:22, Garry Evans wrote:
>
>>On November 18, 2000 at 22:34:10, Garry Evans wrote:
>>
>>>On a 96 meg system what should my hash table size be set at in the CM ini?
>>
>>
>> Oh and how do you change them within the program?
>
>Go to the tab "Game" and then select "Set Up Personality" and then you will see
>"Transposition Table". This Transposition Table is Chessmaster's way of saying
>Hash Table. With the sliding lever you can adjust the "Transposition Table"
>(Hash Table) up to a max of 128 MB. As for how much, I guess it depends on what
>you have free. I don't think you should set it for all you have available.
>Perhaps allowing two-thirds for HT would be a good choice. Also, I believe that
>the time control may be quite relevant. Blitz or fast time controls may be hurt
>by larger HT amounts. Perhaps an email to John Merlino would answer the "how
>much" question. Meanwhile, I would assume a max of 4 MB for blitz and two-thirds
>of available RAM for tournament time controls. However, these are only guesses
>and if you want the absolute, definitive answer, then seek out John Merlino who
>should be able to answer your question with knowledge from Johan the programmer
>of the King engine.
>
>Regards,
>
>Mel
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Hi Garry and Mel,

I only have a total of 64 ram and CM 8000 will only allow me to adjust from the
default 1 Mb up to a maximum of 16 Mb on my system for blitz. I haven't tried to
see if that number will increase if i play longer time controls!

What is the amount it will allow you?

Regards,Terry



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