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Subject: Re: Is there a TBGEN that takes advantage of dual processors for speedup?

Author: Scott Gasch

Date: 12:49:58 09/03/02

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On September 03, 2002 at 07:43:35, Rob Shultz wrote:

>I hope this isn't a stupid question but I hate to see half of my PC just wasting
>time.
>
>Thanks for any help,
>Rob

I don't know much about tablebase generators but I suspect the problem is I/O
bound, not processor bound.  That is, the speed of your hard disk and controller
is the limiting factor.  To use both processors simply run the program twice --
but use seperate target disks / controllers.

Scott



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