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

Author: Adam Oellermann

Date: 05:51:57 06/18/02

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On June 18, 2002 at 08:15:28, Robert Henry Durrett wrote:

>On June 18, 2002 at 02:13:27, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>
>>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
>
>That's fine with me!!!!!!!!!  Let them earn their income.
>
>Bob D.

I don't think there's enough time left to port, debug and optimise an assembly
program to a new platform.

Adam



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