Author: Terry Presgrove
Date: 13:22:12 02/03/99
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On February 03, 1999 at 13:48:21, Paulo Soares wrote: >On February 03, 1999 at 04:33:55, Terry Presgrove wrote: > >>On February 03, 1999 at 02:47:16, Paulo Soares wrote: >> >>>On February 02, 1999 at 13:53:29, Terry Presgrove wrote: >>> >>>>Is this the next generation IBM Blue? >>>> >>>> >>>> Tuesday February 2 11:04 AM ET >>>> >>>> >>>>IBM unveils fastest supercomputer >>>>SOMERS, N.Y. -- IBM Corp. Monday unveiled a more powerful supercomputer that is >>>>part of IBM's plan to extend the use of what it calls "Deep Computing" by >>>>business users. >>>>The new supercomputer is an example of IBM's (NYSE=IBM) effort to commercialize >>>>Deep Computing, which is the capacity to tie together unprecedented computer >>>>processing power and advanced software and algorithms to solve complex problems >>>>and derive meaning from vast mountains of data. >>>> >>>>"The Internet revolution is creating unprecedented quantities of data. The SP >>>>excels at helping people turn that data into valuable information," said Rodney >>>>Adkins, general manager, RS/6000. >>>> >>>>"The lines between technical and commercial computing are blurring as both >>>>researchers and businesses routinely analyze vast amounts of data," he said. >>>> >>>> >>>>Next-generation 'Deep Blue' >>>>IBM's next-generation RS/6000 SP supercomputer system contains the POWER3 >>>>microprocessor, the direct successor to the POWER2 Super Chip inside "Deep >>>>Blue," known for its chess victory over world chess champion Garry Kasparov in >>>>1997. >>>> >>>>IBM said the POWER3 microprocessor can perform up to two billion operations per >>>>second and is more than twice as powerful as IBM's preceding RS/6000 machine. >>>> >>>>The POWER3 chip is aimed at applications such as computer analysis and >>>>simulation programs used by aerospace, automobile and drug manufacturers, the >>>>company said. >>>> >>>> >>>>Nodes work together >>>>The SP is a scalable system made up of building blocks called nodes, which can >>>>function alone or work with hundreds of other nodes. The system allows >>>>researchers to throw massive amounts of data-processing capacity at single >>>>tasks, or divide the processing power to handle a range of less intensive work. >>>> >>>>The next generation RS/6000 chip has a retail price of $56,160 for a two-way >>>>node, according to an IBM spokesman. >>>> >>>>As of this month, IBM has shipped more than 5,500 SP systems, with more than >>>>55,000 nodes included, in the five-and-a-half years since the SP first was >>>>introduced. >>>> >>>>while the processor may can handle 2billion calculations per second it doesn't >>>>say if there is an available computer that is operational achieving that? Does >>>>it? >>> >>> >>>Terry, >>> It is evident that the comparison with the hardware of the Deep Blue >>>is a marketing strategy, after all the new computer is more than two >>>times faster than the " computer that gained of the chess worldchampion >>>"(seems name of film of farwest), and that will be a fort appeals >>>for increase the sales. In my work, nothing more natural than I mention, >>>how reference, a project that I know that he goes to impress my customer, >>>even it's not my better work. In the animal world, what makes the male to >>>conquer the female, or what makes the female to conquer the male? Marketing. >>> What I repaired is that the point key of the question is related >>>with the defeat of the Kasparov and the ones that conditions where it >>>occurred. I find that the errors committed for Kasparov, mainly of >>>the second and sixth games, are not common in the worldchampion, >>>as well as match in itself did not have nothing of common. >>>How to compare Kasparov x Deep Blue with Kasparov x Anand? It is >>>impossible, machines they do not feel the pressure of the game, >>>are not gotten tired, they are not felt intimidated, they are >>>simply machines(for while). >>> I would like to see a new match. Will be that, for having doubled >>>its processing capacity, Deep Blue would have plus one 50 points ELO? >>> >>>Best regards, >>> >>>Paulo Soares, from Brazil. >> >> Yes.........I agree would be great to see another match but doubtful >> it will occur in forseeable future. And yes I am aware of the IBM >> marketing strategy i.e always directed at the Deep Blue victory. And >> yet it is a topic of discussion that still draws a great deal of interest >> for those of us who love the game of chess. But I doubt that the continued >> references to the Deep Blue Kasparov match sells anymore super computers >> to those in the market. For the public at large probably no more than an >> footnote in the old data bank. >> TP > >Terry, > > I disagree when you write "For the public at large probably no more than an >footnote in the old data bank." . The notice had mainly reached the people >who buy micro computers, therefore the covering of match were made through >the main ways of communication, TV, Radio, Newspaper, etc. They do not use >those >ways of communication to sell super computers. Conclusion, the >marketing mainly was directed for the small consumer. > I believe that they do not go to lose plus a chance to divulge IBM mark, >and a new match will have to occur. > >Best regards, > >Paulo Soares, from Brazil. You could be right.........I took the post off Yahoo tech news section which is available for anyone on the net. My point is most people don't play chess and generally what we aren't interested in will not hold our attention ........But I could be wrong :)
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