Author: Frank Phillips
Date: 15:29:21 08/24/01
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On August 24, 2001 at 18:08:27, Uri Blass wrote: >On August 24, 2001 at 17:52:53, Frank Phillips wrote: > >>Dan >> >>I do not understand the single-dual argument, other than as a surrogate for >>computer speed. >> >>It may be that many users do not have >1GHz singles. > >They are going to have >1 GHz singles >You only need to wait 1, 2 or 3 years. > > (What was the relative >>speed difference between the singles anyway compared to the top singles and >>duals.). >> >>The argument would seem to be about uniform platform or not? > >uniform platform may give advantage to the program who are better with the >uniform platform. > >uniform platform of one processor give advantage for programmers that did not >work on parallel version and had more time to improve their engine. > >uniform platform of more than one processor gives advantage to the programmers >who prefered to work on an SMP version of their program and not improving their >engine. > >There are other problems and the result may be dependent if the uniform platform >is the new pentium or old pentuium because there are programs that earn more >speed from the new pentium. > >Uri In one or two years, the programs will be different of course. I am simply not clear what this particular competition was about. It was difficult to find out about it in the first place. And difficult to understand the result. Singles played duals etc......yet the titles are split. All I know is that the combination of software and hardware called Junior got most points. Frank
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