Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 17:29:44 01/22/00
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On January 22, 2000 at 19:56:05, Robert Hyatt wrote: >Stupid is a good choice of words here. Because of _course_ it can run without >the chips. Just like Intel runs the next-generation X86 without the chip. This shows your ignorance of hardware design. Yes, of course Intel runs transistor-level simulations of its next-generation processors. But Intel also runs innumerable higher-level simulations, too. And those simulations are NOT a billion times slower than the final product. How do you think FHH tested the chip? Did he say, "Well, this chip seems to solve most of the WAC problems, so I guess it's working right!" That's possible, but it strikes me as pathetically irresponsible, considering that one spin of the chip probably cost several million dollars. More likely is that he tested against software that did exactly the same stuff. BTW, you may have more computer chess experience than I do, but you're not going to pull a fast one on me about electrical engineering. This post of yours might confuse other people, but it just lowers my opinion of you. -Tom
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