Author: James T. Walker
Date: 14:40:37 09/06/99
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On September 06, 1999 at 15:22:29, Jeff Anderson wrote: >Can someone please explain to me how a problem with computer processor can >cause it to play a move that is would not prefer at any ply on otherwise normal >hardware? I could understand how a problem with the processor would cause it to >not search deep enough, or not search at all, and therefore play a weaker move >than it would have, if it had performed a satisfactory search; But how can a >problem with the processor cause software like Rebel to play a move that it >would never prefer at all if it had been running on proper hardware? >Thanks, >Jeff Hello Jeff, A typical modern CPU has 21 million transistors on a 1 centimeter square surface. It only takes one transistor working "most" of the time to really screw things up. Jim Walker
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