Cray Blitz

hookmeup · Post by **hookmeup** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:31 am

Could someone please send to me a compiled version of Cray Blitz, It would be greatly appreciated!

ernest · Post by **ernest** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:13 pm

Bob will send it to you in exchange for Deep Blue 2 compiled version

zullil · Post by **zullil** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:18 pm

hookmeup wrote:Could someone please send to me a compiled version of Cray Blitz, It would be greatly appreciated!

The source code (Fortran, I think) is available at

ftp://ftp.cis.uab.edu/pub/hyatt

I'm not sure how easily it can be compiled, but it would probably be helpful if you indicated what OS and processor you have.

bob · Post by **bob** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:04 pm

ernest wrote:Bob will send it to you in exchange for Deep Blue 2 compiled version

The source has been public since 1981 or so. I found a 1989-1991 era version and gave it to Carey to distribute. It is the real source for Cray Blitz, although not very close to the last (1994) versoin...

bob · Post by **bob** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:05 pm

zullil wrote:
hookmeup wrote:Could someone please send to me a compiled version of Cray Blitz, It would be greatly appreciated!
The source code (Fortran, I think) is available at

ftp://ftp.cis.uab.edu/pub/hyatt

I'm not sure how easily it can be compiled, but it would probably be helpful if you indicated what OS and processor you have.

When I worked on making it run, I used Intel's fortran compiler which is a free download for linux users.

swami · Post by **swami** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:17 am

Jim made a compile:

http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopi ... =&start=30

I downloaded it quite recently, It didn't seem to work for me. Not sure if it worked at all for others, Jim says it did for him. What's the trick to making it work? It just exits at any moment once you've entered the name and other details.

Jim Ablett · Post by **Jim Ablett** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:58 pm

swami wrote:Jim made a compile:

http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopi ... =&start=30

I downloaded it quite recently, It didn't seem to work for me. Not sure if it worked at all for others, Jim says it did for him. What's the trick to making it work? It just exits at any moment once you've entered the name and other details.

Run it in XP compatibility mode (Win 95)

Jim.

Werewolf · Post by **Werewolf** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:20 am

How strong was Cray Blitz c/p with today's programs?

bob · Post by **bob** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:56 am

Werewolf wrote:How strong was Cray Blitz c/p with today's programs?

Hard to say. Cray Blitz was designed around a vector architecture. While the fortran stuff works on today's machines, it is slow in comparison to what it would be on a real vector architecture. It's major problem is speed. I forget the NPS the current code produces but it is _way_ slower than Crafty on equivalent hardware, which will really impact its chess skill.

Werewolf · Post by **Werewolf** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:35 pm

Hmm...ok. So how fast was a Cray computer back then? Could a Cray in 1995 compete with a Core i7 today, for instance?

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