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Subject: Re: Multi-Hydra Computer Feasible in Future?

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 12:24:07 02/15/04

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On February 15, 2004 at 15:09:57, Bob Durrett wrote:

>On February 15, 2004 at 15:06:26, Slater Wold wrote:
>
>>On February 15, 2004 at 14:34:08, Bob Durrett wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>I envision a standard equipment rack with 32 or 64 Hydra cards, a power supply,
>>>possibly a conventional computer for orchestration, and fans.
>>
>>Do you think Hydra was running on a single computer, with a single card?
>
>Actually, that is what I thought.  What was actually done?
>
>Bob D.

In Graz, 4 processors, 2 FPGA cards per processor, if I remember what was posted
correctly...

ie 8 chess processors...


>
>>
>>If so, you're wrong.
>>
>>>Feasible?
>>
>>Sure.  Been done before.  Google for 'Deep Blue'.
>>
>>>If so, what performance could be expected?
>>
>>'Diminishing returns' comes to mind...
>>
>>>Note that it might not be necessary to combine the Hydras in the most efficient
>>>way possible.  Maybe not SMA.
>>>
>>>Bob D.



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