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Subject: Re: Why not AMD K6 / PENTIUM based electronics chess-boards?

Author: Amir Ban

Date: 02:00:10 10/18/97

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On October 18, 1997 at 04:34:07, Alessandro Morales wrote:

>I'm wondering why top chess-computers are based only on ARM2 - 680XX -
>SPARCS microprocessors. They could be as strong as top PC programs (very
>easy to adapt). And could cost 750 / 1000 USD. Are there engineering
>problems due to power comsumption or other high costs?
>
>                                 Alessandro Morales


There is no reason why a PC-based chess computer should cost much less
than any standard PC notebook, and this means way above $1000.

Amir

• Re: Why not AMD K6 / PENTIUM based electronics chess-boards? Christophe Theron 21:37:58 10/18/97
  • Re: Why not AMD K6 / PENTIUM based electronics chess-boards? Alessandro Morales 03:08:30 10/19/97
    • Re: Why not AMD K6 / PENTIUM based electronics chess-boards? Francesco Di Tolla 02:50:28 10/22/97
• Re: Why not AMD K6 / PENTIUM based electronics chess-boards? Robert Hyatt 21:14:23 10/18/97
• Re: Why not AMD K6 / PENTIUM based electronics chess-boards? Richard A. Fowell (fowell@netcom.com) 14:26:56 10/18/97

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