On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 05:25 -0800, terry mcintyre wrote: > > Since we can no longer count on doubling single-processor speed every > 18 months, > go programs will need to scale across multiple processors. Dual-core > systems are > common; a pair of duos can be had for $5K or so. IBM sells > four dual-core processors > in a single rackmount chassis, and can be expected to make four > quad-cores available by > the end of the year. Both Intel and AMD have announced multicore > roadmaps. Less > well-known processors, such as Sun's UltraSparc T1, have 8 cores and > up to 32 > simultaneous threads.
It will be interesting to see what happens. They have predicted this fall-off every year but it hasn't happened yet - invariably it will unless someone can exploit the laws of physics in a way we don't understand yet. I suspect we can still get many more doublings even on a single core - but it may involve significantly different technologies than silicon. - Don > Terry McIntyre > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: steve uurtamo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: computer-go <computer-go@computer-go.org> > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 4:18:01 AM > Subject: Re: [computer-go] Gnugo vs commercial programs > > > I still don't understand your point. Are you just trying to say > > computers have a long way to go to beat really strong humans? > > nope -- i'm saying that until extra time makes a measurable > difference in the strength of a program, worrying about how > much time a program spends on any particular activity (like > winning or losing a game) is less important than worrying about > the activity itself. > > s. > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! Music Unlimited > Access over 1 million songs. > http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited. > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > computer-go@computer-go.org > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list computer-go@computer-go.org http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
