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Subject: Re: Computer for Kramnik Match: 64-bit Deep Fritz for Unix?

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 23:13:27 06/17/02

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On June 17, 2002 at 20:13:26, Robert Henry Durrett wrote:

>Essentially the same situation applies for word length.  The Fritz customers
>have 32-bit computers, so Fritz is designed to run on those 32-bit computers.
>
>But is there any reason, or LAW, that says that the computer they will use for
>the Kramnik match cannot be a 64-bit computer?  i.e. have a 64-bit deep fritz
>running under UNIX?

Fritz is written entirely in assembly language. To do the 32->64-bit
transition would mean writing an entirely new program.

--
GCP



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