Author: Vincent Diepeveen
Date: 16:36:14 08/15/00
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On August 15, 2000 at 19:21:27, Christophe Theron wrote: >On August 15, 2000 at 19:05:15, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >>I just got back an email. I travel by train to London. >>This is not cheap. By boat is even more expensive bye the way. >>Hotel is expensive. >> >>All acceptible. >> >>But unacceptible is next email i got back: >> >>"Dear Vincent >> >>It is possible to hire a monitor but it is very expensive. Hire £130 >>each plus delivery and collection (which might be a further £60). >> >>15" TFT Flat Screen. >> >>Let me know if this is what you want. Sorry about the price. >> >>Regards, >> >>Tony" >> >>I can buy a new IIYAMA 17'' in any store for that price. >> >>Is it so hard to get a few monitors in a city that big? > > > >Here is what I did in 1998 when I went to Paris to participate to the French >Championship: I bought a second hand B&W monitor in a shop. > >I assume you can find stores specialized in second hand hardware in London (at >least we have such in every city in France). > >Buy the cheapest monitor you can find, then throw it away when the championship >is over. I'm sure you can find one for less than 40 euros. > >It would be sad to see Diep missing because of such a small technical problem. I hope you realize that the alexandra palace is in a very touristic city, probably first mile no computerstore near it, and then you need to carry it uphill for over a mile. I already carry a dual 800 machine, from which i first get out 1 cpu, or run taskmanager all the time (either of both). I ordered short before the MSO world computer chess a dual 800, there was already a lot of discussion about allowance of a bit slower dual compared to the fast 1.15Ghz K7's, as right now money rules. 6 days after i ordered it, i received the rules for the WMCC. Bummer, but not the biggest deal, i'm sure that hardware nowadays is not the most important factor anymore, but missing a quite crucial part is. > Christophe
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