Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 21:25:38 04/10/03
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On April 10, 2003 at 21:25:01, Terry McCracken wrote:
>On April 10, 2003 at 12:25:45, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On April 10, 2003 at 00:52:03, Terry McCracken wrote:
>>
>>>On April 09, 2003 at 23:54:14, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>
>>>>On April 09, 2003 at 09:41:23, Charles Worthington wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Hi Christophe! I love your Chess Tiger 15 program but I do have one request: My
>>>>>system is a Dual 3.06 Xeon and it sort of defeats the purpose of owning a Dual
>>>>>if I do not run multiprocessor capable chess programs on it. I own Deep Sjeng
>>>>>1.0, Deep Fritz 7, and Shredder 7.04 and I would LOVE a deep version of Chess
>>>>>Tiger to test on the Fritz server. The extra 85% in speed would add a real punch
>>>>>to Tigers strength. With Duals and Hyperthreading cpu's becoming more and more
>>>>>mainstream, people will be looking more and more to buy software which supports
>>>>>multiple threads. Have you made a Deep version of Tiger yet? And, if so, where
>>>>>can I find it? I will be the first in line to buy it.
>>>>>
>>>>>Sincerely, Charles
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I could produce a commercial multiprocessor version of Chess Tiger some day, but
>>>>I still see no interest to do it at this time.
>>>>
>>>>I don't even see an interest in the foreseeable future. I don't believe in
>>>>multiprocessing as a major trend.
>>>>
>>>>I could even add that I don't believe in 64 bits computing either. For me the
>>>>future of computing in the next years is putting 32 bits single processor
>>>>computers everywhere (including your watch and your coffee machine).
>>>
>>>I think you're incorrect here, I see 64 bit computing common, in less than 5
>>>years.
>>>
>>>Terry
>>
>>
>>
>>I hear this since 10 years (and tales about multiprocessing on a chip as well).
>>
>>The reality is different and from a market point of view 32 bits single
>>processor is perfect for so many applications that deploying 32 bits miniature
>>devices everywhere is what the commercial future is about.
>>
>>I would add that I'm not elitist at all and my work has always been about
>>providing the best possible chess engine to as many people as possible.
>>
>>
>>
>> Christophe
>>
>Well I think you're basically correct, and it will still take a few years before
>64 bit computing is affordable....I'm glad you're not an elitest, niether am
>I!:o)
>
>BTW Thanks for bringing out Chess Tiger 15 for ChessBase, I'm going to buy it
>and add it to my ChessBase collection! I'm an addict I know.....
>
>Regards,
> Terry
Well so many people have asked for this product that it started to be absolutely
impossible for me to refuse! :)
Seriously, since the release of Chess Tiger 15 in the Lokasoft GUI there has not
been a day without somebody sending me an email about "Chess Tiger in the Fritz
GUI".
Christophe
>>>>I agree that a multiprocessor version would be significantly stronger, but on
>>>>the other hand I have many other high priority tasks that would benefit to a lot
>>>>more people, and for me it's important.
>>>>
>>>>Example of such tasks:
>>>>* Chess Tiger 16
>>>>* A Linux version of Chess Tiger
>>>>* A native ARM version of Chess Tiger for Palm
>>>>* ...and a few more projects that I prefer to keep secret
>>>>
>>>>So I'm very sorry to tell you that you should not hold your breath...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Christophe
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