Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 22:35:43 11/28/04
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On November 28, 2004 at 19:14:58, Uri Blass wrote: >On November 28, 2004 at 18:12:45, Anthony Cozzie wrote: > >>Now that Zappa is more or less parallel, I want to try to get a sponsor for >>CCT7. Unfortunately, since there is no CCT7 yet, this is a rather difficult >>task :) I've never tried to use someone else's hardware before, so I don't know >>who to email or anything, and in any event they will want a certain amount of >>lead time. Bob has the same problem, as well as anyone else who potentially >>will run parallel. > >Also people who run not in parallel have the same problem. > >The fact that I do not run in parallel does not mean that I have the best single >processor that is available. > >I used Luis smith's hardware in the last CCT6 because he had hardware that is >near twice faster than my hardware but still I did not use the best single >processor that is available. > >Uri People running on a single CPU have the same problem in principle, but in practice it seems like a very different problem. To borrow the use of a top of the line single CPU machine requires asking friends or acquaintances, and not too much testing. I bet a significant majority of people could borrow the use of a very decent single CPU machine for a weekend if they are willing to ask around, do a little work, and buy a few lunches. To borrow a top of the line multi-CPU machine for a weekend requires a business to be involved (unless you are independently wealthy), or possibly a university. For most of us it would also probably involve a significant amount of testing and debugging before the event. I bet a significant minority of people could borrow the use of a top quality multi-CPU machine for a weekend and also for a significant amount of time to do testing and debugging. If you are backed by a business (ex. ChessBase, etc.) or a university (ex. Hyatt, etc.), you have better resources available (more money, more potential publicity, more people will take you seriously, and so on). Look at the past WCCC and who had the best machines. IIRC, the majority of those on the "top" machines (quad opterons) were backed by a business or university.
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