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Subject: Integer vs. Floating Point

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 11:53:11 12/07/00

5+ years ago, in another chess computer forum, I recall posting that computer
chess makes essentially no use of floating point arithmetic.  I.e., the
performance of the CPU's integer arithmetic was overwhelmingly more important to
its performance running chess software than its floating point performance.

Is that correct in today's top programs?  Was I even correct back then?

• Re: Integer vs. Floating Point Robert Hyatt 12:11:55 12/07/00
  • Re: Integer vs. Floating Point Roy Eassa 12:20:02 12/07/00
    • Re: Integer vs. Floating Point Vincent Diepeveen 02:57:37 12/08/00
      • Re: Integer vs. Floating Point Landon Rabern 12:22:41 12/09/00
      • Re: Integer vs. Floating Point Roy Eassa 06:18:12 12/08/00
    • Re: Integer vs. Floating Point Heiner Marxen 16:23:09 12/07/00
    • Re: Integer vs. Floating Point Robert Hyatt 14:57:52 12/07/00

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