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Subject: Re: 8000 mhz for only $8000

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 07:52:58 05/24/02

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On May 23, 2002 at 00:22:26, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On May 22, 2002 at 21:30:15, Slater Wold wrote:
>
>>On May 22, 2002 at 20:34:22, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On May 22, 2002 at 17:44:35, K. Burcham wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Surely someone here can purchase one of these and run some test suites.
>>>>Plese post results if you buy one of these.
>>>>
>>>>http://www.rocketcalc.com/index.php?loc=redstone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Or here you can hook up 16,000 mhz to your pc.
>>>>http://www.rocketcalc.com/index.php?loc=redstone.network
>>>>
>>>>kburcham
>>>
>>>
>>>This is a cluster, not an SMP platform.  That means the "deep" programs
>>>won't work on it...  nor will Crafty.
>>
>>I think you've said that 1,000 times.  And it still doesn't seem to sink it.
>>
>>This computer, and all 8,000mhz, are worthless for computer chess.
>
>
>For the moment, yes.  But I _will_ have a cluster-capable version of Crafty
>running one day...

You gotta hurry that development of it a bit up then,
because each year we search deeper on a single cpu or dual system.

In short that means that in the end the branching factor to make up
for with extra Thz is going to be too much.

Best regards,
Vincent



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