Author: J. C. Boco
Date: 20:58:35 12/07/01
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On December 07, 2001 at 22:50:44, Christophe Theron wrote: >On December 07, 2001 at 22:06:50, J. C. Boco wrote: > >>http://www.novag.com/English/index.htm >> >>http://www.icdchess.com/cgi-bin/store.cgi?page=8/80-N13.jpg >> >>The fonts (or piece designs) are different. Interesting how the Novag website >>has the poorer-looking font and poorer lighting on their picture. > > > >Maybe I'm going to be blamed for this, but the picture at the icdchess store >does not look real. At that angle, a LCD display normally is unreadable. Also I >can't see any "pixelisation" on the picture. And finally I notice that it has >the same position and best move as the other picture, but much prettier. > >Sorry to say it, it looks fake. > >Wait until you see the real unit by yourself. Maybe what I say is just bullshit, >maybe not. > > > > >>Is it known if there are other designs, or is there still much fog-of-war with >>this product? >> >>How are the pre-orders coming along, is this computer selling? >> >>I am now thinking of getting one of these cool things. I'm soon to get a new >>"regular" computer with an Athlon which will be mighty strong, but for me there >>is no greater enjoyment in playing a dedicated chess computer. Right now I have >>a Radio Shack 2150L. I win about 33% of the time at level A7 with permanent >>brain off, but the computer takes 2 minutes a move. I'm looking to upgrade so I >>can get an equivelent game that will take less time to move. > > > >Why don't you also consider a Palm equipped with Chess Tiger for Palm? > >Palms are pretty cheap by now, and they are more versatile. > > > > Christophe Oh dear oh dear oh dear........... One reason people like me purchase dedicated units is because they look nice. The "real" view of the pieces doesn't completely satisfy that need, but I'm still thinking about it. BTW, I took your advice and looked up the Chess Tiger for Palm, and the board looked very nice. Do you own Chess Tiger for Palm? I don't know much about Palms or PocketPC's, which one do you think has a greater future? Perhaps Fritz for the Pocket PC is also something to think about. Just for the heck of it, visit http://www.hotdealsclub.com/ you will find at radio shack a pocketPC for $200 link. Since this is the price range I saw for Palms, which one would be better?
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