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Subject: Re: Supercomputer smashes world speed record

Author: Martin Andersen

Date: 13:33:55 04/18/02

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On April 18, 2002 at 16:10:02, Sally Weltrop wrote:

>A Japanese machine records the fastest "floating point" calculation
>speed - over 35 trillion calculations per second. This is five times
>faster than the previous record holder, IBM's ASCI White system.
>
>http://www.processrequest.com/apps/redir.asp?link=XbddafaeBG

I'm no expert, but I don't think chess programs use floating
point calculations.

Martin



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