Author: Graham Laight
Date: 09:50:07 08/08/01
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I don't think that xx86 --> Pentium range makes a good choice for computers with (very) large numbers of processors. IMO, large numbers of processors represents the best future option for increasing computer power in a cost-effective way. How a good multiprocessor chip can become a new industry standard right now is difficult to see. One way it could possibly happen is if ordinary people stopped buying power machines and went for cheap ones (a sensible choice IMO) - but server purchasers decided that something other than Wintel represented a better option for servers. Then, something industry standard (and hence cheap) might emerge - which could then be used in a home PC for people who want to play GM level chess (or have high reolution virtual reality, or whatever). For many people, the best option for chess will be to rent time on a supercomputer (via the internet), rather than buy their own supercomputer just for the odd game - when a cheap computer meets all their other needs (calendar + word processor in most cases!). -g
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