Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 15:37:10 11/30/99
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On November 30, 1999 at 17:18:16, Peter Kappler wrote: >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 The point is: waiting until January is good advice irrespective of the existence of crusoe, so how can waiting be dubious?
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