Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 14:18:16 11/30/99
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On November 30, 1999 at 16:39:23, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >On November 30, 1999 at 13:35:04, Peter Kappler wrote: > >>On November 30, 1999 at 12:57:21, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >> >>>On November 30, 1999 at 01:48:49, Peter Kappler wrote: >>> >>>>On November 30, 1999 at 00:00:17, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >>>> >>>>>On November 29, 1999 at 23:08:30, Dennis A. Bourgerie wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>I am thinking about buying a notebook computer. There are different kinds of >>>>>>processors on the market, for example, Celeron, K6-2, K6-3, Pentium, Pentium II, >>>>>>Pentium III. I would like to get a notebook that can efficiently run Rebel 10 >>>>>>or Fritz or other chess programs. >>>>>> My question is: If the processors were to be ranked from best to worst how >>>>>>would the list go? Also what other factors (maybe RAM or secondary cache) are >>>>>>the most important for getting good results from a chess program? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Dennis, >>>>> >>>>>Wait till Jan 19, 2000 when the Crusoe processor from Transmeta is released. >>>>>You will be able to run both Mac and PC applications on the same machine. In >>>>>addition, the speed will be much improved. For further info see their site at >>>>> >>>>>http://www.transmeta.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Tim Frohlick >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>This seems like dubious advice. >>> >>>How can this be dubious advice? He is advising to "Wait till Jan 19, 2000", not >>>necessarily to buy it. >> >>It's dubious advice because Crusoe won't be available on Jan 19, or even >>anywhere close to that date. >> >>--Peter > >What is this? You clipped off from my message an important reason why waiting >until January is a good idea without indicating having done so. It makes a >significant difference here. Nice move. Why are you being so defensive? I clipped it because it was irrelevant to my point, i.e. that Tim's advice to Dennis was dubious. Maybe you should go back and read my original response to Tim's post. Tim told Dennis not to buy a system before Jan 19, since that is the date Crusoe will be "released". The fact is that Jan 19 is the day Crusoe is being *announced*. We're still a *long* way from seeing this technology in consumer systems. Dennis will be disappointed if he takes Tim's advice and waits till Jan 19 *just* so he can get a Crusoe-based system. You posted a different reason why it might make sense to wait until January or February, which is fine, but it has nothing to do with my original point. Hope that's clear... --Peter
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