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Subject: Re: Gandalf and Nimzo 8 performance were handicuped by the K6-2 500 MHz

Author: Rajen Gupta

Date: 12:16:52 03/06/01

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with the prices of processors as low as they are, i guess go for the
best-athlon1333-

rajen

On March 05, 2001 at 17:36:17, Bertil Eklund wrote:

>On March 05, 2001 at 17:28:17, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>On March 05, 2001 at 16:55:43, Albert Silver wrote:
>>
>>>Excellent job, guys. Many thanks for your tireless efforts.
>>>
>>>A couple of suggestions for the next list as you mentioned possible new entries
>>>to be included. First, Shredder 5 of course. Second, Tiger Gambit 2.0. Although
>>>it is clearly a brother of Rebel Tiger, it is also a different engine, and I
>>>have no doubt that MANY are curious as to how it would do onthe SSDF testing
>>>grounds. The last is Chessmaster 8000. John Merlino described how it can be
>>>connected to be used with auto232, so that now I see no reason for it not to be
>>>tested.
>>
>>Another suggestion would be to finally upgrade the processor being used to
>>obtain the SSDF rating to a least an AMD Athlon or Duron with 800 MHz, since
>>certain programs don't take advantage of a P.C. with a processor lower than 800
>>MHz like Gandalf and Nimzo 8 which both would ended up higher on the rating
>>list.
>>
>>Pichard.
>>
>>                                       Albert
>>>
>>>BTW, congratulations to Gandalf's and SOS's first and impressive beginnings on
>>>the list as well!
>
>Hi!
>
>Of course it is time to upgrade, the last upgrade-decision was from april 1999.
>I hope we can make a decision very soon, maybee Athlon 1200, 1300 or 1333?!
>
>What do you think?
>
>Bertil



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