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Subject: Re: FPGAs playing chess--an expert opinion

Author: Greg Lindahl

Date: 21:29:33 12/20/99

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On December 20, 1999 at 21:34:15, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>Depends.  But if you don't pass the repetition list, then you aren't planning
>on doing an 'engine in hardware'.

Hello? I've said repeatedly that I wasn't planning on doing what you claimed I
was; that's what the entire thread about "straw men" was about.

>As I said before, if you don't put the _entire_ engine on the board, then the
>speedup is not going to be particularly attractive.

And as I said before, I disagree with your assumptions behind your claim.

>So instead of bantying words, exactly _what_ are you suggesting putting on this
>FPGA-based board?

I've said repeatedly that I don't yet know. However, I have pointed out that an
engine which spends 90% of its time doing evaluation might be able to get away
with just putting evaluation on an FPGA-based board. I have no idea if that's
the right idea.

And no, I haven't been "bantying words".

-- g



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