Author: James Robertson
Date: 20:42:36 01/14/00
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On January 14, 2000 at 15:52:58, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On January 14, 2000 at 12:52:14, Alvaro Polo wrote: > >>FHS should build the machine. He said he has the resources to do it alone. He >>would also find some money to help him, I am sure. He doesnt need to become a >>millionar out of it, so I don't see reasons not to build the new machine. > > >It would be a speculative venture. Would you spend $100,000 of your own >money on such a project, "just because"? I only know of one computer chess >person that came close, and that was Bruce, buying his own personal quad >xeon. that is a non-trivial expense. With little hope of getting anything >back. I would (myself) probably consider buying a quad xeon, for $10K+, >but my wife would probably shoot me if I started talking about a 100K 8-way >xeon box (she might not like the quad, but it would sound better than the >alternative.) > >So saying "he should do it" is easy. It isn't your (or my) money. But with >no assurance of a Kasparov match, no chance to get some financial support to >return part of that money, I'd think long about it. IE I would think of this >as a sort of investment, since it is a lot of money. And with the potential for >zero return, it would be questionable, IMHO... And that does not even mention the time it would take to do such a thing.... James
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