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Subject: Re: Saitek chess computers

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 13:19:39 12/28/02

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On December 28, 2002 at 09:07:46, Art Basham wrote:

>What about the Palm-515..?
>Is that even better?
>
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005AWBJ/103-2165661-4712622?vi=glance
>
>i do not have one yet, and i am not sure how it works..
>do you have to commect it to your PC first..?
>
>work with batteries?
>
>thanks
>art

The Palm 515 is an excellent color machine - I have seen it for about $250 brand
new after rebate.  Your link above points to a M500 which is a black and white
(mono color) machine.  Nothing wrong with that, just wanted to point that out.
You don't have to connect to your PC ever.  But you will usually  connect your
Palm to to the PC  just to try out differnt programs - you will hot sync your
Palm with the PC to get the Palm prgrams onto your Palm.  In this case, the PC
is just acting as a conduit.  Palm programs don't run on PC's except under Palm
emulation.  Your can also synchronize your PC calandar with your Palm calandar.
Your Palm and PC calandar will be differnt porgrams, but they will be wriiten in
such a way that they can talk to each other.  You update the Palm, hot sync with
your PC - , your PC calandar gets updated.  You update your PC calandar, hot
sync with your Palm, your Palm calandar gets updated.  It works very nicely and
effortlessly.

Palms are very handy - especially for appointments and phone numbers -- besides
playing chess on the train everyday to and from work.  I actually look forward
to the train ride - and if the train runs a little late I'm not as upset as I
used to get.  ;>)

Michael Byrne



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