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[[FILE:meiko_inside.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://www.computermuseum.org.uk/fixed_pages/meiko_computing_surface.html| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiko_Scientific#Computing_Surface Meiko Computing Surface]<ref>[http://www.computermuseum.org.uk/fixed_pages/meiko_computing_surface.html Meiko Computing Surface CS1] from [http://www.computermuseum.org.uk/ The Jim Austin Computer Collection]</ref> ]]
'''Moby''',<br/>
a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiprocessing multiprocessor] chess program participating at the [[WCCC 1989]], running on a large [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiko_Scientific#Computing_Surface Meiko Computing Surface], based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inmos Inmos] [[Transputer|T800 Transputer]] chips <ref>[http://www.new-npac.org/projects/cdroms/cewes-1999-06-vol1/nhse/hpccsurvey/orgs/meiko/meiko.html#CS The Meiko Computing Surface]</ref>, installed at [[University of Edinburgh]] as part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Concurrent_Supercomputer Edinburgh Concurrent Supercomputer Project]. Moby was a descendant of [[Cyrus 68K]], whose development begun by [[Mark Taylor]] and [[David Levy]] in 1985, the parallel implementation was done by [[Greg Wilson]].
=Authors=
* [[David Levy]]
* [[Mark Taylor]]
* [[Greg Wilson]]
=Description=
based on [[WCCC 1989]] booklet <ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-434fea055cbb3 Kings Move - Welcome to the 1989 AGT World Computer Chess Championship.] Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Courtesy of [[Peter Jennings]], from [[The Computer History Museum]], [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-2%20and%203-3%20and%204-3.1989_WCCC/1989%20WCCC.062302028.sm.pdf pdf]</ref>
Moby was a conventional searcher, but distributed the search across the available processors in a homogeneous fashion, that is all processors are carrying out the same type of operations, rather than some processors doing deep [[Scout|scout]] searches while others do more complete searches guided by the information returned by the scouts. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load_balancing_%28computing%29 Load balancing] is archived by processor overloading - each processor supports a [[Hash Table|hash table]] manager responsible for part of the global [[Transposition Table|transposition table]]. One distinguished processor acts as system master, interacting with the user and handling file i/o when the [[Opening Book|opening books]] are consulted.
=Selected Games=
[[WCCC 1989]], round 1, [[Moby]] - [[Deep Thought]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/round.php?tournament=14&round=1&id=1 Edmonton 1989 - Chess - Round 1 - Game 1 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>
<pre>
[Event "WCCC 1989"]
[Site "Edmonton, Canada"]
[Date "1989.05.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Moby"]
[Black "Deep Thought"]
[Result "0-1"]
1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 Nbd7 4.Qd3 h6 5.Bh4 c6 6.Nf3 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.g4 Qa5 9.a3 Nf8
10.Qe3 h5 11.gxh5 Rxh5 12.O-O-O Bf5 13.Bg5 Ne4 14.Bf4 Ne6 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Qb3 Nxf4
17.Qxb7 Qd8 18.Qxc6+ Kf8 19.Qa6 Qc7 20.Rd2 Bh6 21.Kd1 Rb8 22.c3 Qxc3 23.Rg1 Nxh3
24.Qxa7 Rxb2 25.Qa5 Rb1# 0-1
</pre>
=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=363 Moby's ICGA Tournaments]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/moby moby - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby_(disambiguation) Moby (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby_Dick_(disambiguation) Moby Dick (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick Moby-Dick from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voeltzkowia_mobydick Voeltzkowia mobydick from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby_Dick_%28Rhine%29 Moby Dick (Rhine) from Wikipedia]
* [[:Category:Led Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby_Dick_(instrumental) Moby Dick] (Live at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Albert_Hall Royal Albert Hall] 1970, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bonham John Bonham] solo ), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video, Lost Performances (2/5)
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9-42mu1D9Y|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one Level]]'''
[[Category:Fiction]]
[[Category:Mammal]]
[[Category:Reptile]]
[[Category:Led Zeppelin]]
[[FILE:meiko_inside.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://www.computermuseum.org.uk/fixed_pages/meiko_computing_surface.html| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiko_Scientific#Computing_Surface Meiko Computing Surface]<ref>[http://www.computermuseum.org.uk/fixed_pages/meiko_computing_surface.html Meiko Computing Surface CS1] from [http://www.computermuseum.org.uk/ The Jim Austin Computer Collection]</ref> ]]
'''Moby''',<br/>
a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiprocessing multiprocessor] chess program participating at the [[WCCC 1989]], running on a large [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiko_Scientific#Computing_Surface Meiko Computing Surface], based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inmos Inmos] [[Transputer|T800 Transputer]] chips <ref>[http://www.new-npac.org/projects/cdroms/cewes-1999-06-vol1/nhse/hpccsurvey/orgs/meiko/meiko.html#CS The Meiko Computing Surface]</ref>, installed at [[University of Edinburgh]] as part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Concurrent_Supercomputer Edinburgh Concurrent Supercomputer Project]. Moby was a descendant of [[Cyrus 68K]], whose development begun by [[Mark Taylor]] and [[David Levy]] in 1985, the parallel implementation was done by [[Greg Wilson]].
=Authors=
* [[David Levy]]
* [[Mark Taylor]]
* [[Greg Wilson]]
=Description=
based on [[WCCC 1989]] booklet <ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=doc-434fea055cbb3 Kings Move - Welcome to the 1989 AGT World Computer Chess Championship.] Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Courtesy of [[Peter Jennings]], from [[The Computer History Museum]], [http://archive.computerhistory.org/projects/chess/related_materials/text/3-1%20and%203-2%20and%203-3%20and%204-3.1989_WCCC/1989%20WCCC.062302028.sm.pdf pdf]</ref>
Moby was a conventional searcher, but distributed the search across the available processors in a homogeneous fashion, that is all processors are carrying out the same type of operations, rather than some processors doing deep [[Scout|scout]] searches while others do more complete searches guided by the information returned by the scouts. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load_balancing_%28computing%29 Load balancing] is archived by processor overloading - each processor supports a [[Hash Table|hash table]] manager responsible for part of the global [[Transposition Table|transposition table]]. One distinguished processor acts as system master, interacting with the user and handling file i/o when the [[Opening Book|opening books]] are consulted.
=Selected Games=
[[WCCC 1989]], round 1, [[Moby]] - [[Deep Thought]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/round.php?tournament=14&round=1&id=1 Edmonton 1989 - Chess - Round 1 - Game 1 (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>
<pre>
[Event "WCCC 1989"]
[Site "Edmonton, Canada"]
[Date "1989.05.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Moby"]
[Black "Deep Thought"]
[Result "0-1"]
1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 Nbd7 4.Qd3 h6 5.Bh4 c6 6.Nf3 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.g4 Qa5 9.a3 Nf8
10.Qe3 h5 11.gxh5 Rxh5 12.O-O-O Bf5 13.Bg5 Ne4 14.Bf4 Ne6 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Qb3 Nxf4
17.Qxb7 Qd8 18.Qxc6+ Kf8 19.Qa6 Qc7 20.Rd2 Bh6 21.Kd1 Rb8 22.c3 Qxc3 23.Rg1 Nxh3
24.Qxa7 Rxb2 25.Qa5 Rb1# 0-1
</pre>
=External Links=
==Chess Program==
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=363 Moby's ICGA Tournaments]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/moby moby - Wiktionary]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby_(disambiguation) Moby (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby_Dick_(disambiguation) Moby Dick (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick Moby-Dick from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voeltzkowia_mobydick Voeltzkowia mobydick from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby_Dick_%28Rhine%29 Moby Dick (Rhine) from Wikipedia]
* [[:Category:Led Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby_Dick_(instrumental) Moby Dick] (Live at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Albert_Hall Royal Albert Hall] 1970, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bonham John Bonham] solo ), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video, Lost Performances (2/5)
: {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9-42mu1D9Y|alignment=left|valignment=top}}
=References=
<references />
'''[[Engines|Up one Level]]'''
[[Category:Fiction]]
[[Category:Mammal]]
[[Category:Reptile]]
[[Category:Led Zeppelin]]
