Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 16:03:17 10/21/05
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On October 21, 2005 at 18:50:30, Lance Perkins wrote: >On October 21, 2005 at 17:09:02, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>>5. Pocket PC Thinker >> >>I don't know the strength of the device he will use, but placing 5th may be >>estimated much too high, depending on the real CPU horsepower. This estimate >>guesses that all hardware is about the same. In addition, Crafty is on a Dual >>Xeon, which I do not think gains any real advantage over most of the other >>entrants. >> > >Pocket PC Thinker will be running on an HP iPAQ 2755 PDA: >http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=317961&pfp=SEARCH > >From my benchmarks, its 624mhz Xscale processor seems roughly equivalent to a >166mhz Pentium. > >Pocket PC Thinker will be using 64MB for the hash table. > >A desktop PC will host timestamp through RemoteThinker. ThinkerAutoTalk will be >on when not playing. > >If for some reason, the iPAQ becomes inoperable, the backup is the Dell Axim X30 >PDA. It has the same Xscale processor, but Pocket PC Thinker will only have 32MB >for the hash table. > >I will separately logon as guest to chat, as it is almost impossible to chat >with a PDA. The thing that would be most amusing would be if Junior shows up with an 8-CPU atom smasher and pocket Thinker managed a draw or even a win.
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