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Subject: Re: New G4's: Dual 1 GHz should be fast!

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 13:08:16 01/28/02

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On January 28, 2002 at 16:04:07, Daniel Clausen wrote:

>On January 28, 2002 at 13:17:20, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>[snip]
>
>>Photoshop and such rendering programs can make use of the velocity
>>engine in the G4, which is of no use for computerchess, but a gift
>>from heaven for graphical calculations and even more for PR department.
>
>I disagree on the 'of no use for computerchess'. I posted something to CCC (a
>year ago or more) how the velocity engine could very well be used in chess
>programs. Of course you have to write code for it.. Like you guys do for MMX and
>whatnot.
>
>Sargon


Sounds like you've found a niche.  Write that program (or even adapt an existing
program like Crafty) to use the Velocity Engine and you could have the best
program on the Mac.



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