Author: Rémi Coulom
Date: 03:27:34 08/24/99
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On August 21, 1999 at 14:04:45, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On August 21, 1999 at 06:13:53, Rémi Coulom wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>I plan to buy new hardware soon, and I hesitate about buying a multiprocessor >>motherboard. I would like to try parallel search algorithms for The Crazy Bishop >>and I wonder if it possible to experiment them with multiple threads on a single >>processor. From the little experience of parallel programming I have, I guess >>that there are some problems that could arise when two threads are running on >>two processors simultaneously that would not arise when they run in different >>time slices on the same processor. I would like to know what more experienced >>parallel searchers think. >> >>Thanks, >> >>Remi > >I'm wondering if you're hesitating about buying a multiprocessor mainboard >because of the price! :-) or because you're unsure of how stable/safe they are. >I've used an ASUS P2B-D for a year, and it's been great. If you wanted 4 >processors instead of 2, maybe ask Bob and Bruce what they are using. > >Dave I simply thought that a single faster processor could be of more interest than two slower ones for the same price. But parallel programming looks really fun and I will probably choose a bi-processor. I am now looking forward to my first nasty multithread bug :-). Remi
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