Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 19:05:17 10/29/98
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On October 29, 1998 at 11:52:21, Peter Hegger wrote: >I read an article in today's newspaper about IBM's new super computer which is >nicknamed "Pacific Blue". According to this article PB can make 3.9 trillion >calculations per second. It is 15,000 times faster than the average home >computer and has 80,000 times as much memory. >In a hypothetical situation where Fritz5 or one of the other top programs was >running on this machine, what type of performance in NPS or rating could we >expect to see? >Would it pummel any GM on the planet? >Thanks in advance from a curious newbie. >Peter unfortunately a program running on this box would still be slower than the current deep blue hardware...
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