Author: Joachim Rang
Date: 06:37:19 06/28/03
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On June 28, 2003 at 09:18:00, Michael P. Nance Sr. wrote: > > >Hello Fellows, Is there any Program out now that is 64 Bit capable? Futhermore, >some of the top Programs that aren't 64 Bit capable yet,how long might it be >before They are? Will a different Operating System such as Windows Server 2003 >be needed to run such Programs? The reason being AMD's new Opteron and Intel's >upcoming Tejas,(both a 64 Bit), are out in the Market place or soon to be >released. What effect or impact do You Fellows think that this new 64 Bit >technology is going to have on Chess Programming? Let Me hear from You.>>>>Mike I guess there will be no 64 Bit - program until summer or maybe even autumn 2004. First tests indicate however that chess programs will benefit a lot from the new opterons and all bitboard-based engines will profit a lot from the new 64-Bit architecture. But I doubt that in the upcoming World Computer Chess Championship in November this year any engine will run on opterons. Commercial programmers will only bother to sell a 64-Bit - Version if there is significant demand for such a version. This will only be the case, when there is a 64-Bit-Windows and the workstation version of the opteron. Both will probably introduced this year but it will take time that a significant number of consumers have such systems.
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