Author: Bo Persson
Date: 14:32:51 10/16/02
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On October 16, 2002 at 11:19:47, Uri Blass wrote: >On October 16, 2002 at 11:03:33, emerson tan wrote: > >>EeEk(* DM) kibitzes: kib question from Frantic: According to what was >>published DB was evaluating 200 million positions per second (vs 2.5 >>to 5 million for the 8-way Simmons server running Deep Fritz). How >>fast would be Beep Blue today if the project continued? >>CrazyBird(DM) kibitzes: it contains a few reference at the end of the >>book for the more technically inclined. >>CrazyBird(DM) kibitzes: if we redo the chip in say, 0.13 micron, and >>with a improved architecture, it should be possible to do one billion >>nodes/sec on a single chip. >>CrazyBird(DM) kibitzes: so a trillion nodes/sec machine is actually >>possible today. >> >>If the cost is not that high maybe Hsu should make ala chessmachine that can be >>plug into computers (assuming that he has no legal obligation from ibm) The >>desktop pc is a long way from hiting 1billion nodes/sec. I think most of the >>professional chessplayers and serious chess hobbyist will buy. He can easily get >>1 million orders. 1 billion nodes/sec, mmm....:) > >There are 3 possibilities: > >1)Hsu is not interested in making money If I understand it correctly, he is already having a 6 figure income from his current employer. :-) > >2)Hsu does not believe that he can make money >from a new chip Probably hard to make significantly *more* money than he already does. >or IBM does not allow him >to make money from a new chip He has the rights, but might be missing a business plan :-) > >3)Hsu knows that he cannot create a chip that >is better than the top programs of today. Profitably? I wouldn't leave *my* day job! Bo Persson bop2@telia.com
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