Author: Bill Kury
Date: 17:41:39 09/21/99
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On September 21, 1999 at 20:36:44, D Ridge wrote: >On September 21, 1999 at 00:32:01, Christophe Theron wrote: > >>On September 20, 1999 at 23:17:37, Bill Kury wrote: >> >>>Hi! I am looking to purchase a portable machine and I am looking for details. >>>Currently I am rated at about 1600 and would like a machine that will give me a >>>good game while I sit at the park instead of at my computer. I have been >>>reading up on the various boards and I am not too struck by the peg type >>>devices. I prefer either the calculator type or the sensory chess. >>> >>>Looking at the Saitek site I have found a machine called "cougar" does anyone >>>have any feedback on this? Also, I found that chessmaster 6000 can be played on >>>a gameboy, is this worth a look? Maybe a suggestion to the computer group, >>>would it be possible to get a list rating the current portables out there? I >>>have seen the files on the 486 or pentium programs, but, short a long extention >>>cord and a backback, I won't be taking my desktop with me any time soon :) >>> > >Yea, I would second that. The Palm Pilot devices with Pocket chess is the >ultimate poacket unit but not the strongerst thing you can find. I would say it >plays about 1600 to 1700 > >Two big questions before I can advise >a) What physical size are you looking for? >b) How much can you spend? > a) I would like either a calculator or sensory type unit. I have a sensory unit now which is great to play on only it is too weak. b) I am hoping to keep it at US $200.00 mark plus or minus a bit. c) What about this gameboy with CM6000? Is it worth a look? Bill >DAve >>>Really, any info, good or bad would be welcome :) >>> >>>thanks >>> >>>Bill >> >> >>Buy a PalmIIIx or a PalmV and download PocketChess. It should give you a good >>game, is very easy to use (no problem to play on the screen), does not gobble >>batteries like a WinCE computer, and you can do something else with it. You can >>even play in the dark with the backlight screen. In fact it's a true general >>purpose computer. >> >> >> Christophe
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