Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 21:14:23 10/18/97
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On October 18, 1997 at 05:00:10, Amir Ban wrote: >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 It doesn't need most of a notebook's expenses. IE, no need for a big LCD display. Most dedicated machines have a set of 4 seven-segment LCD displays for the moves or scores or whatever. It doesn't need a hard disk, although it would be nice for larger opening books and databases. But an EPROM would work just as well. No need for a fancy graphics adapter because there'd be no graphics to display. It would need a processor, memory, and board interface. The main problem is that a current microprocessor chip costs more than most dedicated chess boards...
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