Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 00:58:19 04/11/00
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On April 11, 2000 at 00:50:39, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>On April 09, 2000 at 15:28:44, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>On April 09, 2000 at 13:38:55, Pierre Bourget wrote:
>>
>>>Do you know the average ply search in the middlegame for Genius on the Palm at
>>>30 sec. to 1 min. time and on your accelerated Palm is there a bit difference ?
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Pierre
>>
>>
>>In the middlegame at 30s/move it reaches ply depth 7 to 8 on my overclocked
>>Palm. On a non-overclocked Palm, it would be one ply less.
>>
>>But who would use a non-overclocked Palm, when it is so easy and harmless to
>>accelerate it???
>>
>>
>> Christophe
>
>It's likely that one reason is battery life. Presumably an overclocked Palm
>wouldn't be usable for as long as a normally-clocked Palm before recharging.
>
>[I am not suggesting that it isn't worth it anyway, though. ;-]
>
>Dave
It is probably so, but it is totally unnoticeable. I have used my Palm for
several weeks at the normal speed before I realized it could be overclocked, and
after that I did not notice any difference in battery life.
The first months I was using AAA NiCd rechargeables, and they lasted approx. 10
days. With or without overclocking, it did not make a difference.
Now I'm using AAA NiMH rechargeables, and they last between 10 and 15 days. And
my Palm is overclocked all the time. Now that I have much more power available,
I also use the backlight screen much more often, so it's hard to compare.
I assume that owners of PalmV, which has a built-in battery that recharges when
you put it on its cradle, would be totally unable to notice any difference in
battery life. Leaving the Palm on its cradle for a few minutes is enough to
recharge it to 100%.
Christophe
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