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Subject: Re: What I want in a chess computer. Maybe in two years from now?

Author: Jesper Antonsson

Date: 16:57:48 04/30/01

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On April 27, 2001 at 01:28:55, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:
>The ideal chess computer should be small and portable with a 20cm by 30cm high
>resolution flat panel monitor.  It should do at least 1,000,000 nps and have a
>memory of at least 512 Mb RAM with a 150 Gbyte main memory storage device.  I
>want it to use only 2 to 3 watts of power and have batteries that are solar
>rechargeable and hold full charge at max output for 7 days and weigh only 1 Kg.
>
>Now is that so much to ask for?

Well, 150 Gbyte is somewhat unrealistic (4-6 years for small sizes), and the
energy requirements are *very* unrealistic (6-8 years). The rest is ok, I think.
:-)



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