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Subject: One $30000 Chess Computer versus Ten $3000 PCs

Author: Robert Henry Durrett

Date: 16:53:39 06/28/02

Which would give you "more chess"?  Same money either way.

If the $30000. computer allowed you to load the entire chess engine [or most of
it] into a cache, then maybe this would be the winner?

If the ten PCs, with top chess engines, were used would this give "more chess"?

[May need to consider the need for a window air conditioner and a good set of
earplugs.]

How the ten PCs were utilized might be the main consideration.  Do they work
independently?  If not, then what?

Incidentally, if all ten PCs were rack mounted into a single standard 19" rack,
someone might claim the loaded rack was a single chess computer.  This might
cause a little bit of confusion.  Hence, it may be necessary to define what is
meant by a "single $30000 chess computer."

Any thoughts on this?  Which is best?  What would YOU prefer?

Bob D.

• Correction: One $80000 Chess Computer versus Fourty $2000 PCs Robert Henry Durrett 07:34:34 06/29/02
• Re: One $30000 Chess Computer versus Ten $3000 PCs Adam Oellermann 23:38:50 06/28/02
• PS: No fair keeping the $30000. !!! Robert Henry Durrett 17:13:15 06/28/02
• Re: One $30000 Chess Computer versus Ten $3000 PCs Mike Byrne 17:08:50 06/28/02
  • Re: One $30000 Chess Computer versus Ten $3000 PCs Robert Henry Durrett 17:11:12 06/28/02

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