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Subject: Re: Supercomputer smashes world speed record

Author: Roy Eassa

Date: 05:47:40 04/19/02

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On April 18, 2002 at 21:46:43, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>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..


Interesting point!  Could FP be faster than integer on the desktop in the
not-too-distant future?  Or will that remain the domain of "big" computers for
many years to come?

• Re: Supercomputer smashes world speed record Vincent Diepeveen 08:16:41 04/19/02
  • Re: Supercomputer smashes world speed record Eugene Nalimov 11:21:31 04/19/02
    • Re: Supercomputer smashes world speed record Vincent Diepeveen 03:16:28 04/20/02
      • Re: Supercomputer smashes world speed record Robert Hyatt 20:22:54 04/20/02
  • Re: Supercomputer smashes world speed record Roy Eassa 08:44:06 04/19/02
    • Re: Supercomputer smashes world speed record Vincent Diepeveen 03:19:19 04/20/02

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