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Subject: Re: Supercomputer smashes world speed record

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 18:46:43 04/18/02

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On April 18, 2002 at 16:33:55, Martin Andersen wrote:

>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


Only because on PC machines, integer math is faster.  If FP was faster,
we'd all be using that.  On some machines, it is faster..

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• Re: Supercomputer smashes world speed record Michael Williams 23:20:45 04/18/02
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