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

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 11:20:48 06/18/02

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On June 18, 2002 at 08:21:28, Robert Henry Durrett wrote:
[snip]
>>Message passing (rather than SMP), of course.  And I expect that time on ASCII
>>red is a bit steep.
>
>QUESTION:  As a USER of chess software, and not a professional software
>developer, I am not exactly up-to-speed on SMP versus "message passing."  For my
>benefit, and the benefit of any other non-professionals here, could you please
>explain the essential differences between these two?  Also, benefits and
>penalties.  Thanks in advance.

SMP:
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/node26.html

Message Passing:
http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/mpi/

PVM:
http://www.epm.ornl.gov/pvm/pvm_home.html

Here is a powerpoint presentation that talks about how a message passing system
works:
http://www.astro.su.se/~pawel/hydra/sld001.htm



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