Author: Robert Henry Durrett
Date: 12:01:26 06/20/02
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On June 20, 2002 at 15:00:50, Robert Henry Durrett wrote: >On June 20, 2002 at 14:44:46, Osorio Meirelles wrote: > >> >> How much more speed could we have than a PC chip, if there was a >> hardware specifically designed to play chess ? >> >> Wouldn't this make an extreemly powerfull dedicated machine ? >> >> How much does it cost do develop such a Chip ? > >The cost of development of any device comparable to a modern microprocessor >"chip" would be the same as the cost of the microprocessor [to the first order >of magnitude]. > >But the market would be much much smaller, so the cost per customer would be >very high. > >We need to get someone like Bill Gates hooked on chess! Then he might develop >the "chess chip" for free! > >Bob D.
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