Author: Paulo Soares
Date: 02:56:28 07/16/99
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On July 16, 1999 at 01:51:01, Tina Long wrote: >On July 15, 1999 at 21:04:39, Chuck wrote: > >>On July 15, 1999 at 20:52:37, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote: >> >>[snip] >> >>> >>>According to the formula for Fritz, the amount of megs for hash tables should be >>>144 at 40/2 and on a 400MHz processor. This formula is stated in the manual for >>>Fritz, and I would say that 64 megs is quite insufficient at your time control >>>and processor speed. >>> >>>Regards, >>>Mel >> >>So what? It is not the publics' fault that Fritz was programmed with such >>specific hardware limitations (that it's search is so affected by less than >>gargantuan hash tables). IMO, to fairly test 2 chess engines they should be >>running on equal hardware, i.e., uniform platforms. And the hardware should be >>relatively top-notch but commercially available and reasonably affordable. It >>should NOT cater to the specific desires of 1 programmer so he can tweak his >>engine for the match. This is exactly why Fritz is not the best choice for most >>chess program purchasers, because it slows way down when it runs out of >>megabytes of memory. >> >>Chuck >Rubbish, >Hash or no hash Fritz still plays extremely strong. >It will search quicker & a BIT deeper with the optimum hash. >Who are you to say Fritz is not the best choice for purchasers? >It's number one on ssdf http://home3.swipnet.se/~w-36794/ssdf/ with 64 meg RAM! > >Hi guys >Tina Long Uau!!! Wise words, Tina. Paulo Soares
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