Windows port of Alex v8 code

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kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 733421 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 1:46:44 UTC - in response to Message 733417. Well.....when this code is ready, it's gonna change the landscape a bit...... I just saw the Phased Penny complete a 72 pointer in 2,458 seconds..... An hour ago, running 2.4v code, it took 3,600 seconds....... The pot is a boilin', my friends....... EDIT.....and a 52 pointer go from 3073 seconds to 2005 seconds.... Showoff !!! But, do you know what I just saw..... Thurston is the TOP Q6600 on the project The top hosts offset=40 still has him at #2 just behind the leader, but if you look at Thurstons current RAC he has passed the leader. Nevermind that MadCat might not have reported yet today. Sorry MadCat, your turn is coming soon enough. Thurstons RAC gain ~186 on 01 April. Host = Thurston: Q6600 02 Apr 01:00 UDT Like the late great Jackie Gleason used to say... "BANG!, ZOOM!, right to the Moon!" -JDWhale [edit] fix url [/edit] LOL.......not tryin' ta upstage ya, my friend...... This is most exciting stuff......and you certainly have had your hand in it..... Looking forward to seeing Fred's graphs tomorrow night....I'll ramp the Phased Penny back to 2.4v code in the morning before I go to work....seems such a shame, but I am just testing, afterall. I am just as excited as a kitty in a tuna cannery......... Jumpy as a kitty lickin' a 9v battery.....(I actually saw that once....LOL). Shocking, Kitties getting a charge? Hmm, Must be that New T-Rex app(One of the 2 new Alex-JD-Jason-?-Windows apps maybe? As It covers ground in huge strides and takes HUGE bites out of It's prey, CHOMP, Rip, Swallows meat). ;) CapitalOne has a commercial on TV that's right up Your alley Mark, "More Kittens???" they say. Frozen Penny, Hmmm, Sounds like Lincoln needs an igloo there. brr. ;) Hey......ya know the kitties are always hungry........ But all BS and joking aside....... The test code I am running right now is not quite even finished yet....... Jason is working on it as his time allows.....and JD is contributing his findings as well....... I think the current plan (pending the time Jason has available and ironing out some licensing issues) is to release a good working code very soon, and then polish and tweak it even more for a few more percent based on the platform...using Intel's PGO to tweak it to the last degree. Jason is such a madman......gotta luv them Aussies......GO Jason!!!! And the Whaler! And Alex! "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 733421 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65765 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 733423 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 1:49:39 UTC - in response to Message 733421. Well.....when this code is ready, it's gonna change the landscape a bit...... I just saw the Phased Penny complete a 72 pointer in 2,458 seconds..... An hour ago, running 2.4v code, it took 3,600 seconds....... The pot is a boilin', my friends....... EDIT.....and a 52 pointer go from 3073 seconds to 2005 seconds.... Showoff !!! But, do you know what I just saw..... Thurston is the TOP Q6600 on the project The top hosts offset=40 still has him at #2 just behind the leader, but if you look at Thurstons current RAC he has passed the leader. Nevermind that MadCat might not have reported yet today. Sorry MadCat, your turn is coming soon enough. Thurstons RAC gain ~186 on 01 April. Host = Thurston: Q6600 02 Apr 01:00 UDT Like the late great Jackie Gleason used to say... "BANG!, ZOOM!, right to the Moon!" -JDWhale [edit] fix url [/edit] LOL.......not tryin' ta upstage ya, my friend...... This is most exciting stuff......and you certainly have had your hand in it..... Looking forward to seeing Fred's graphs tomorrow night....I'll ramp the Phased Penny back to 2.4v code in the morning before I go to work....seems such a shame, but I am just testing, afterall. I am just as excited as a kitty in a tuna cannery......... Jumpy as a kitty lickin' a 9v battery.....(I actually saw that once....LOL). Shocking, Kitties getting a charge? Hmm, Must be that New T-Rex app(One of the 2 new Alex-JD-Jason-?-Windows apps maybe? As It covers ground in huge strides and takes HUGE bites out of It's prey, CHOMP, Rip, Swallows meat). ;) CapitalOne has a commercial on TV that's right up Your alley Mark, "More Kittens???" they say. Frozen Penny, Hmmm, Sounds like Lincoln needs an igloo there. brr. ;) Hey......ya know the kitties are always hungry........ But all BS and joking aside....... The test code I am running right now is not quite even finished yet....... Jason is working on it as his time allows.....and JD is contributing his findings as well....... I think the current plan (pending the time Jason has available and ironing out some licensing issues) is to release a good working code very soon, and then polish and tweak it even more for a few more percent based on the platform...using Intel's PGO to tweak it to the last degree. Jason is such a madman......gotta luv them Aussies......GO Jason!!!! And the Whaler! And Alex! It was just a suggestion for a name for the Wii beast. :D The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 733423 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 733425 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 1:53:09 UTC - in response to Message 733423. Well.....when this code is ready, it's gonna change the landscape a bit...... I just saw the Phased Penny complete a 72 pointer in 2,458 seconds..... An hour ago, running 2.4v code, it took 3,600 seconds....... The pot is a boilin', my friends....... EDIT.....and a 52 pointer go from 3073 seconds to 2005 seconds.... Showoff !!! But, do you know what I just saw..... Thurston is the TOP Q6600 on the project The top hosts offset=40 still has him at #2 just behind the leader, but if you look at Thurstons current RAC he has passed the leader. Nevermind that MadCat might not have reported yet today. Sorry MadCat, your turn is coming soon enough. Thurstons RAC gain ~186 on 01 April. Host = Thurston: Q6600 02 Apr 01:00 UDT Like the late great Jackie Gleason used to say... "BANG!, ZOOM!, right to the Moon!" -JDWhale [edit] fix url [/edit] LOL.......not tryin' ta upstage ya, my friend...... This is most exciting stuff......and you certainly have had your hand in it..... Looking forward to seeing Fred's graphs tomorrow night....I'll ramp the Phased Penny back to 2.4v code in the morning before I go to work....seems such a shame, but I am just testing, afterall. I am just as excited as a kitty in a tuna cannery......... Jumpy as a kitty lickin' a 9v battery.....(I actually saw that once....LOL). Shocking, Kitties getting a charge? Hmm, Must be that New T-Rex app(One of the 2 new Alex-JD-Jason-?-Windows apps maybe? As It covers ground in huge strides and takes HUGE bites out of It's prey, CHOMP, Rip, Swallows meat). ;) CapitalOne has a commercial on TV that's right up Your alley Mark, "More Kittens???" they say. Frozen Penny, Hmmm, Sounds like Lincoln needs an igloo there. brr. ;) Hey......ya know the kitties are always hungry........ But all BS and joking aside....... The test code I am running right now is not quite even finished yet....... Jason is working on it as his time allows.....and JD is contributing his findings as well....... I think the current plan (pending the time Jason has available and ironing out some licensing issues) is to release a good working code very soon, and then polish and tweak it even more for a few more percent based on the platform...using Intel's PGO to tweak it to the last degree. Jason is such a madman......gotta luv them Aussies......GO Jason!!!! And the Whaler! And Alex! It was just a suggestion for a name for the Wii beast. :D Actually, if a new name was needed, I would go for Kittyclaw. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 733425 ·

chaco Send message Joined: 8 May 99 Posts: 43 Credit: 23,945,396 RAC: 1	Message 733428 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 2:08:19 UTC JD..I'm standing in a line that's probably...ummmm...say 3000 crunchers long to say thanks. So here it is. Thank you very much! Here are a few suggestions for possible names for your accomplishment.... "WhalePort"...hmmmm....biggest whaling port in the US is (was) Nantucket...."Nantucket" (sounds like an Intel project).....or "KillerWhale"....or "Cream of Whale" (bad mental image, that)..."Chicken Of The Sea" (!?)...or maybe "Jonah" for the biblical or "Ahab" for those both literary and spiritual....."QueeQueg" (Nah...that's certainly misspelled))...."Ishmael" (here we go again)..."Harpoon" (kinda like that one)......msattler should like this one...."JD Whale's Cream Of Baby Harp Seal, Kitty Lip Lickin' Good" (oh now....really you've gone too far! This has gotta stop!..... Confidence: Remember that feeling you had just before you truely understood the situation? ID: 733428 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 733432 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 2:12:44 UTC - in response to Message 733428. Last modified: 2 Apr 2008, 2:13:49 UTC JD..I'm standing in a line that's probably...ummmm...say 3000 crunchers long to say thanks. So here it is. Thank you very much! Here are a few suggestions for possible names for your accomplishment.... "WhalePort"...hmmmm....biggest whaling port in the US is (was) Nantucket...."Nantucket" (sounds like an Intel project).....or "KillerWhale"....or "Cream of Whale" (bad mental image, that)..."Chicken Of The Sea" (!?)...or maybe "Jonah" for the biblical or "Ahab" for those both literary and spiritual....."QueeQueg" (Nah...that's certainly misspelled))...."Ishmael" (here we go again)..."Harpoon" (kinda like that one)......msattler should like this one...."JD Whale's Cream Of Baby Harp Seal, Kitty Lip Lickin' Good" (oh now....really you've gone too far! This has gotta stop!..... Not 'Cream of Chicken'.....oooooooooohhh. I still go with 'Kittyclaw'....and you HAVE gone too far....LOL "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 733432 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 733435 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 2:18:50 UTC There once was a Whale from Nantucket.. Who's code was so fast ya couldn't buck it. He dissed all the Macs, Who stopped dead in their tracks.... I better stop now......LOL. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 733435 ·

chaco Send message Joined: 8 May 99 Posts: 43 Credit: 23,945,396 RAC: 1	Message 733439 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 2:27:40 UTC Ooooh! Ooooh! Got another one....MacRipper...(inspired by Kitty Claw). I'm quite confident these are good names (see below). Confidence: Remember that feeling you had just before you truely understood the situation? ID: 733439 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 733440 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 2:33:18 UTC - in response to Message 733439. Ooooh! Ooooh! Got another one....MacRipper...(inspired by Kitty Claw). I'm quite confident these are good names (see below). As I said before....it's Jason's call.......it's his code...... But I still like the new Kittyclaw code.....has a nice ring to it.....LOL. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 733440 ·

gomeyer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 May 99 Posts: 488 Credit: 50,370,425 RAC: 0	Message 733442 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 2:36:15 UTC Last modified: 2 Apr 2008, 2:37:05 UTC It is of course JD's to name if he chooses to, and he has I think, "WhalePort". But if it isn't to be "WhalePort", then "Moby Dick" says it nicely I think. [EDIT] Spelling darn it [/EDIT] ID: 733442 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 733448 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 2:41:46 UTC - in response to Message 733442. It is of course JD's to name if he chooses to, and he has I think, "WhalePort". But if it isn't to be "WhalePort", then "Moby Dick" says it nicely I think. [EDIT] Spelling darn it [/EDIT] Well....... The final release of the porting will probably be done by Jason...... JD has contributed admirably, but will not be the one who finally releases the code......and JD acknowledges this.......... Soooooooooo......Kittyclaw app gets my vote...... But Jason gets the naming rights.........I think.... Very minor detail really...... Get the code in the hands of the crunchers......... And it will happen soon......... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 733448 ·

gomeyer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 21 May 99 Posts: 488 Credit: 50,370,425 RAC: 0	Message 733451 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 2:44:06 UTC - in response to Message 733448. It is of course JD's to name if he chooses to, and he has I think, "WhalePort". But if it isn't to be "WhalePort", then "Moby Dick" says it nicely I think. [EDIT] Spelling darn it [/EDIT] Well....... The final release of the porting will probably be done by Jason...... JD has contributed admirably, but will not be the one who finally releases the code......and JD acknowledges this.......... Soooooooooo......Kittyclaw app gets my vote...... But Jason gets the naming rights.........I think.... Very minor detail really...... Get the code in the hands of the crunchers......... And it will happen soon......... Thanks for the correction. Didn't quite get that relationship. Whatever tho', good job to all. ID: 733451 ·

W-K 666 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19078 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67	Message 733453 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 2:46:55 UTC Last modified: 2 Apr 2008, 2:49:37 UTC Why not call it "Gee! Whale soup from a Kan" Andy ID: 733453 ·

Andy Lee Robinson Send message Joined: 8 Dec 05 Posts: 630 Credit: 59,973,836 RAC: 0	Message 733462 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 3:10:45 UTC - in response to Message 733448. Let's not forget Linux too... Windows code is still much faster than Linux, and in theory there should be no difference in performance. Still seems that noone knows how to do the same optimised coding on Linux, and there lies a much bigger performance gain for a bit more work. I'm also looking forward running the new code on my quaddies too! Andy. ID: 733462 ·

JDWhale Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 99 Posts: 921 Credit: 21,935,817 RAC: 3	Message 733468 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 3:31:47 UTC - in response to Message 733453. WinterKnight wrote: Why not call it "Gee! Whale soup from a Kan" Andy Sorry Andy, but I am a Humpback whale. I hope that all of us have seen Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and know what an important part the Humpbacks play in our future. One of the better StarTrek movies, IMO. ("Where do you keep the nuclear wessels?") LOL... You better not go putting me in a can ;-) Jason and the crew at Lunatics have put much more work into this project than I have. Ultimately they have the responsibility and naming rights. While it is true that we collaborated, Jason has not seen my ported code, nor have I seen his. I am just glad to have helped a bit and to be a part of the project. My WhalePort code is not in a state that would meet coding standards required for a release. I make no excuses and have no desire to make it so. Most my past experience has been in the R&D environment where standards are lax and we always have passed our code to those than can make it meet standards, release it, and support it. Rapid prototyping, proof of concepts, hotfixes, and such is a totally different type of coding than a lasting, maintainable project like this must have. I hate neat code, because I don't want to write it. You know how is with some folks, nobody else can read their handwriting. That is the way I code, it's not very readable. I have my personal version that I can tweak and try new things with. I am content away from the spotlight.... But not until I can Catch a FREEZING PENNY!!! Andy Lee Robinson wrote: Let's not forget Linux too... Intel makes their compiler and some other tools available for free on Linux & Mac as long as it is not for profit. There should not be the hurdles/restrictions to port to Linux. Though I'm not sure about finding an IDE like MicroSoft Visual Studio that's available for Linux. Others might comment. To the Moon, JDWhale ID: 733468 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65765 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 733471 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 3:59:01 UTC - in response to Message 733468. Last modified: 2 Apr 2008, 4:00:40 UTC WinterKnight wrote: Why not call it "Gee! Whale soup from a Kan" Andy Sorry Andy, but I am a Humpback whale. I hope that all of us have seen Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and know what an important part the Humpbacks play in our future. One of the better StarTrek movies, IMO. ("Where do you keep the nuclear wessels?") LOL... You better not go putting me in a can ;-) Jason and the crew at Lunatics have put much more work into this project than I have. Ultimately they have the responsibility and naming rights. While it is true that we collaborated, Jason has not seen my ported code, nor have I seen his. I am just glad to have helped a bit and to be a part of the project. My WhalePort code is not in a state that would meet coding standards required for a release. I make no excuses and have no desire to make it so. Most my past experience has been in the R&D environment where standards are lax and we always have passed our code to those than can make it meet standards, release it, and support it. Rapid prototyping, proof of concepts, hotfixes, and such is a totally different type of coding than a lasting, maintainable project like this must have. I hate neat code, because I don't want to write it. You know how is with some folks, nobody else can read their handwriting. That is the way I code, it's not very readable. I have my personal version that I can tweak and try new things with. I am content away from the spotlight.... But not until I can Catch a FREEZING PENNY!!! Andy Lee Robinson wrote: Let's not forget Linux too... Intel makes their compiler and some other tools available for free on Linux & Mac as long as it is not for profit. There should not be the hurdles/restrictions to port to Linux. Though I'm not sure about finding an IDE like MicroSoft Visual Studio that's available for Linux. Others might comment. To the Moon, JDWhale Whales are too big to can(But don't tell the Japanese fisherman who says that the Whales that they catch are for scientific experiments only and then the meat makes It's way to (surprise, surprise) the fish market). Good Luck catching that frozen Lincoln, As It's stinkin fast. :) Of course If LN2 were practical for 24/7 use, You might catch and pass Him and the MACs too. :D The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 733471 ·

W-K 666 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19078 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67	Message 733473 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 4:20:31 UTC - in response to Message 733468. WinterKnight wrote: Why not call it "Gee! Whale soup from a Kan" Andy Sorry Andy, but I am a Humpback whale. I hope that all of us have seen Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and know what an important part the Humpbacks play in our future. One of the better StarTrek movies, IMO. ("Where do you keep the nuclear wessels?") LOL... You better not go putting me in a can ;-) Jason and the crew at Lunatics have put much more work into this project than I have. Ultimately they have the responsibility and naming rights. While it is true that we collaborated, Jason has not seen my ported code, nor have I seen his. I am just glad to have helped a bit and to be a part of the project. My WhalePort code is not in a state that would meet coding standards required for a release. I make no excuses and have no desire to make it so. Most my past experience has been in the R&D environment where standards are lax and we always have passed our code to those than can make it meet standards, release it, and support it. Rapid prototyping, proof of concepts, hotfixes, and such is a totally different type of coding than a lasting, maintainable project like this must have. I hate neat code, because I don't want to write it. You know how is with some folks, nobody else can read their handwriting. That is the way I code, it's not very readable. I have my personal version that I can tweak and try new things with. I am content away from the spotlight.... But not until I can Catch a FREEZING PENNY!!! Andy Lee Robinson wrote: Let's not forget Linux too... Intel makes their compiler and some other tools available for free on Linux & Mac as long as it is not for profit. There should not be the hurdles/restrictions to port to Linux. Though I'm not sure about finding an IDE like MicroSoft Visual Studio that's available for Linux. Others might comment. To the Moon, JDWhale Obviously your R&D coding will match my R&D hardware exactly. What do you know about DSP's. ID: 733473 ·

JDWhale Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Apr 99 Posts: 921 Credit: 21,935,817 RAC: 3	Message 733478 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 5:55:54 UTC - in response to Message 733473. Obviously your R&D coding will match my R&D hardware exactly. What do you know about DSP's. Aren't they made by FreeScale ? That's about all I know and only found that out a couple days ago researching function calls. It's that the vector processing unit on the Power Macs that gave them the video editing advantage over Intel based systems? I think that we used to have similar hardware hooked to both out inhouse systems and mainframes... Used to call them "array processors"... Some the size of phone booths made by a company named Floating Point Systems (FPS) out of Beaverton, Oregon. Department of Defense got real worried when we started exporting them to China back in the mid-1980s.... Sorry, I'm rambling... must be time for bed. Ciao, JDWhale ID: 733478 ·

Peter M. Ferrie Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Mar 03 Posts: 86 Credit: 9,967,062 RAC: 0	Message 733505 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 9:21:41 UTC i have a e8400 .. need another tester ?? ID: 733505 ·

jason_gee Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 24 Nov 06 Posts: 7489 Credit: 91,093,184 RAC: 0	Message 733506 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 9:37:22 UTC - in response to Message 733505. Last modified: 2 Apr 2008, 9:41:52 UTC i have a e8400 .. need another tester ?? Hi There, Just for info , The r26 SSE4.1 version has been built on an E8400 and I am doing a test run on mine now, which is also running conservatively OC'd to 3.6GHz just like yours. If you are running 2.4V SSSE3 [I see you are] then you might want to compare the times ... Looks like a mid range AR ~0.38 (~74 credit) take about 4400 seconds on yours, and 2800 seconds on mine. output ratio is 1.57 times, speedup component is ~36%. Some angle ranges are better performance , some are lower than this. "Living by the wisdom of computer science doesn't sound so bad after all. And unlike most advice, it's backed up by proofs." -- Algorithms to live by: The computer science of human decisions. ID: 733506 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 733507 - Posted: 2 Apr 2008, 9:52:24 UTC - in response to Message 733506. Last modified: 2 Apr 2008, 9:52:50 UTC i have a e8400 .. need another tester ?? Hi There, Just for info , The r26 SSE4.1 version has been built on an E8400 and I am doing a test run on mine now, which is also running conservatively OC'd to 3.6GHz just like yours. If you are running 2.4V SSSE3 [I see you are] then you might want to compare the times ... Looks like a mid range AR ~0.38 (~74 credit) take about 4400 seconds on yours, and 2800 seconds on mine. output ratio is 1.57 times, speedup component is ~36%. Some angle ranges are better performance , some are lower than this. Heh heh.....you are just taunting the poor lad......LOL. About ready to cut the Frozen Penny back to 2.4v for the day, and then off to work again...... Looking forward to seeing Fred's graphs when I get home. Thanks again Jason, for all of your efforts.....very promising indeed Sir. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 733507 ·

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