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Subject: Re: Portable machine

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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