Author: Uri Blass
Date: 04:29:50 10/06/01
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On October 06, 2001 at 04:20:03, Thorsten Czub wrote: >On October 05, 2001 at 15:39:13, Steve Maughan wrote: > >>Ian, >> >>>Note the absence of ChessGenius, which is available for both Palm and PocketPC. > >>Yes it would have been nice to see Genius included on both platforms as they are >>completely different engines. > >he did not want to participate. he said he had no time to prepare for the event. >i wanted to respect his wishes , because i know him in person, and therefore i >accepted that he is not playing. > > >>>The PDA tournament is a joke: of course PocketFritz is going to win (at least, >>>assuming they use a 200 MHz StrongARM PocketPC), and both Pocket and Purple >>>Chess are amateur compared to Tiger. > >the joke will maybe change when more people write programs for these machines, >or when the machines get stronger and cheaper. >its a pretty nice thing to have a chess computer always with you, no matter >where you are. >also for the first time after years, to have a machine that does not need to >boot. that has no microsoft OS. thats a completely new nice feeling. >to get rid of bill gates makes you another person. > > >>Purple Chess is really Oxford-Softwork aka Chris Whittington and is also >>available for the PocketPC. > >chris whittington has succesfully sold his company to purple. > > >>>This section, and the "playoff" with the >>>BELCT winner, is merely a publicity stunt for Pocket Fritz and PalmTiger. > >and ? >whats the problem. i find it funny to let the big one fight the smaller one. > > >>Yes - Purple Chess on the Palm as opposed to an iPAQ and the lack of Genius >>would seem to devalue the tournament - however it's the first PDA tournament I >>know of and in that sense it's interesting. > >right. the games will be on the server today. > >see > >http://www.vrichey.de/berlin2001/ >http://www.rebel.nl/lasker.htm > >>>What *would* be nice? A dedicated computer section, also open to PDA's. I >>>haven't seen enough matchups between the strongest dedicated computers (which >>>haven't developed much since the advent of the cheap PC & chess program combo) >>>and the new crop of PDA programs. With faster processors, modern programs, and >>>enough memory for hash tables; I would expect the PDA's to win. > >i have done this. > >vancouver 68020 with 1024KB RAM (champion from 1991) has IMO no chance against >gambit-tiger >on my palm when i play 40/120 games. I do not understand why do you say that vancouver 68020 has no chance against plam tiger when you play 40/120 Based on your pgn vancouver beated palm tiger 3-1 see http://www.icdchess.com/forums/1/message.shtml?192086 Uri
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