Microsoft just released Windows HPC server 2008, a server operating system for high performance clusters. Their MPI implementation is about 10% faster than Linux on the huge machines with thousands of cores.
I'm working with the Microsoft HPC group. They have been exceptionally helpful. David -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Boon Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 7:57 PM To: computer-go Subject: Re: [computer-go] Congratulations to David Fotland! Is Microsoft now selling computers? Interesting... Let me chime in with my congratulations to David. Mark On 2-okt-08, at 20:52, Darren Cook wrote: >> investment. If we can find corporate sponsors, it should not be hard >> to gain access to such hardware. Reading between the lines, I think >> some Microsoft wunderkind may be backing Dave Fotland. > > <gossip> > It seems Microsoft are selling such hardware and approached David > while > looking for some application that could give them PR for it. (And the > new Many Faces will be bundled with it apparently!) > > I was speaking to this Microsoft Go Enthusiast yesterday and there > is a > chance of even more support from Microsoft for game AI in the future. > </gossip> > > Darren > _______________________________________________ > computer-go mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/ _______________________________________________ computer-go mailing list [email protected] http://www.computer-go.org/mailman/listinfo/computer-go/
