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Subject: Re: Should AMD marry Transmeta? Implications for computer chess.

Author: Slater Wold

Date: 16:09:46 05/25/01

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Most of the people here support AMD because they are faster than Intel's, and
easier to overclock.  Which makes sense.  (They are also cheaper.)

Of course the 64 bit processors will be faster!  Hyatt has said before, it a
bitboard application, it will double the speed.

And yes, they will run our current software, however, slower than what a 32 bit
processor will.  So there would be no point in buying a 64 bit processor, until
programs are coded for 64 bit.

Even when Hyatt makes Crafty v31.9 ----//> SMP version on the 64 bit processors,
I still would not count on a lot of people having them.  The 800mhz Intel
Intanuim processors are $3500 a piece.


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