Other than Deep Blue, HYDRA uses dedicated logic, not just a cluster of standard PCs.
Each of the 64 processors in the cluster includes an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) card from XiLinx, which are significantly faster than Pentium or Athlon.
A feature of the invention is also to provide a computer system that can access others media recording data bases from other sources like internet or world wide web.
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Other than Deep Blue, HYDRA uses dedicated logic, not just a cluster of standard PCs.
Each of the 64 processors in the cluster includes an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) card from XiLinx, which are significantly faster than Pentium or Athlon.
Cool.
Please decide... Also this is no invention.