Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:24:03 05/20/04
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On May 20, 2004 at 05:02:13, Uri Blass wrote: >On May 19, 2004 at 22:21:41, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On May 19, 2004 at 21:33:48, Dan Honeycutt wrote: >> >>>Whether the rule is new or whether it makes sense was not my point. Omid: you >>>have done a good job of keeping your focus on this tournament, not events of the >>>past. Because of that Bob has given indication he might enter. But right now >>>this rule is the sticking point. Bob: could you say "It's a stupid rule but >>>I'll live with it and enter." Or has too much other water already gone under >>>the bridge? I hope not. >>> >>>Dan H. >> >> >>I've already said I am working on hardware. I have a volunteer for book >>preparation and operator. There is simply a question of whether there is enough >>time to get access to good hardware on such short notice... > >What do you consider as good hardware. >Is the hardware that you used in the last CCT tournament is good or not good >enough? That is my initial target. 4-way opteron or 8-way. If something better comes along, good. But the CCT6 machine would be fine on this short notice. >If not good enough how much speed improvement you plan to get relative to that >hardware. > >Another question is if 1.5 monthes is not enough time to get access to good >hardware. > It depends on the equipment supplier. That's all I can say. It ought to be good enough, although in the Cray days we started planning 4-6 months into the future to schedule hardware. >Uri
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