Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 07:03:48 10/08/01
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On October 07, 2001 at 23:05:16, Christophe Theron wrote: >On October 07, 2001 at 21:09:16, Jorge Pichard wrote: > >>On October 07, 2001 at 18:40:52, Roy Eassa wrote: >> >>>On October 07, 2001 at 16:23:45, stuart taylor wrote: >>> >>>>On October 07, 2001 at 15:32:09, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >>>> >>>>>On October 07, 2001 at 13:02:11, Steve Maughan wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Stuart, >>>>>> >>>>>>>Again, What should I get? Palm, or Pocket computer? or other (e.g. Linux, >>>>>>>Helio)? >>>>>> >>>>>>I would advise that if you have an interest in chess then the choice will >>>>>>probably be between a Palm and an iPAQ (I have both). >>>>>> >>>>>>If you want a pocket chess companion but also an address book and diary then I'd >>>>>>go for a Palm. If you want the strongest portable chess computer then I'd go >>>>>>for the iPAQ (although I'd wait for the new one which is released this month or >>>>>>possibly the new Jornada). The Palm is more useable as a PDA but the 206 MHz >>>>>>StrongArm processor and extra memory gives the iPAQ the edge in terms of playing >>>>>>strength. >>>>> >>>>>I will be porting Sjeng to the Palm in future, so of course you'll want >>>>>a Palm ;) >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>GCP >>>> >>>>GCP, >>>> Do you mean that in your opinion I would not want an iPAQ too, for chess >>>>strength? Or what do you mean exactly? >>>>Steve, >>>> Could you also recomend to me the best Palm (in about eight weeks from now)for >>>>chess and general purposses, if I wll NOT get iPAQ also? And which Palm would be >>>>best for all-purposses if I WILL also be getting the iPAQ for chess strength >>>>purposses? >>>> >>>>And does anyone know about the Helio? >>>> >>>>Thanks! >>>>S.Taylor >>> >>> >>>I think the best Palms right now are the new color models from Sony. If you >>>want MP3 playback, get the 710 (or 760), otherwise get the 610. These are US >>>models; if you're elsewhere, the models may differ. >>> >>>The Sony color models have a 320x320 screen, unlike the lower-res screens of the >>>competitors. They also have a scroll wheel and a "back" button that are really >>>useful for one-handed operation. >> >> >>The processor speed, where a device that screams at 206 MHz on the Pocket PC may >>very well yield the same performance as the 20 MHz Palm IIIc or IIIxe >> >>http://www.semperaptus.com/reviews/r6100b.shtml >> >>Pichard. > > > >This article is completely outdated, and even contains wrong information! > > > Christophe This is a more current article In da Silva's opinion, its OS makes the Palm quicker and more reliable than the newer Pocket PCs. He's tried the IPaq, but its OS was too much like Windows for him. "It hangs for 30 seconds or more for no apparent reason," da Silva complains. http://www.pcworld.com/features/article/0,aid,41466,00.asp
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