Author: Anthony Cozzie
Date: 05:11:57 11/29/04
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On November 29, 2004 at 01:35:43, Russell Reagan wrote: >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. The point is we need to schedule the stupid tournament :) anthony
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