Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 10:24:35 01/21/99
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On January 21, 1999 at 10:56:45, Randy Schmidt wrote: >Would it be true that no current program sans Crafty would >take advantage of this monster? > > No. No commercial program is doing a parallel search that I have seen or know about. But there are non-commercial programs that could run on such a machine. IE Don could certainly run CilkChess on it with no problems. Or other 'research' programs that are currently doing parallel search. > >On January 20, 1999 at 16:50:27, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On January 20, 1999 at 11:11:34, Randy Schmidt wrote: >> >>>Ok, I will bite! What machine are you using Prof. Hyatt? >>>What do you estimate the cost to be? Is this something >>>that is easily obtainable? >>>Also, what current software would be able to take advantage >>>of this FAST hardware!! >>> >>>This is sounding like the muscle car discussions of the 60's! >> >>The machine is made by Intel, the SC450NX. It sells for about $4,200 with >>no memory, cpus or disks. Cpus are about $1,000 each (xeon 400 with 512kb L2 >>cache). Memory is about 300 bucks for a 128mb DIMM (72 bit 60ns EDO) or $1,200 >>for the 512 in my machine. The disks are about 700 bucks each (I have 3 10K IBM >>drives at 9 gigs each) plus two older 7200 4.3 gig seagate drives for the normal >>system stuff. >> >>Total cost was 4200 + 4*1000 + 1200 + 3*700 or about $11,500 total. It is a >>mighty machine for sure...
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