Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 14:08:41 02/24/99
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On February 24, 1999 at 16:58:15, Don Beal wrote: >On February 24, 1999 at 12:44:41, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>My program runs at a 4 processor Xeon from Bob, but it is running >>at a PC-system, and it also available at 1 processor. >> >>Does that count too? > >You have to choose whether to enter the 4-processor version, or the >1-processor version. If you enter the 4-processor version it won't >be eligible for the current microcomputer title. > >This raises an interesting question, though. Would the participants >welcome another title category for multi-processors of the Xeon type? >They look like becoming widespread machines. The disadvantage of >too many titles is that it creates confusion and might be thought to >devalue the existing title. I'd be interested to hear the opinions >of the participants. Why is there a 1 CPU limit for microcomputers? This is an artificial distinction, since they are clearly being sold in bulk right now. I suggest, instead, to have a limit on the retail cost of the machine. If the machine can be bought for $10,000 from the local computer outlet, then it is a microcomputer. Have an official date that the price (whatever you might choose) must be under a certain level. Another interesting prize-winning category might be ELO per dollar. This would probably be very interesting to the end-consumer.
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