Author: Georg Langrath
Date: 08:15:33 01/29/01
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On January 29, 2001 at 09:21:29, José Carlos wrote: >On January 29, 2001 at 00:54:16, Georg Langrath wrote: > >>Are there tournaments between programs that prove that two or more processors >>have advantages before one processor. Or is the several processors programs a >>disappointment? >> >>Georg > > If you want to paint a wall, you'll finish sooner if someone else helps you >(other processors). If you only have 1 brush (no SMP programs) you won't notice >any difference. If you have n brushes (SMP program) and 1 person helps you (2 >processor machine) and the other person is attending the telephone (1 processor >doing other tasks) you'll still be faster than if you're alone, but not much >faster :) > Hope this clarifies. > > José C. I think I understand the theory of several processors. But until now there were no commercial programs that can use several processors. I mean are there engine-engine matches that really proofs that Deep Fritz with two processors is better than Fritz 6? Or are the several processors commercial program a disappointment? Or is it too early to say? Georg Langrath
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