Author: Mark Young
Date: 07:39:16 06/07/98
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On June 07, 1998 at 09:47:09, Patrick Carroll wrote: >I'm thinking of buying something like the Novag Sapphire II chess >computer (because our home PC has become so unstable & I'm tired of >being tied down to it anyway). But I haven't had a little chess >computer for 15-20 years, and the last one I had was *very* slow (it >took an hour per move at the highest setting). Are these newer gadgets >reasonably fast? As a novice, I'm not too worried about how strong they >are. But I'd like to be able to sit down and play a game at a normal >pace. > >While I'm at it, is there any particular model you'd recommend? I'm >attracted to the portability of the Sapphire II (so much so that I'm >willing to type the moves in for the sake of that convenience). But if >there's something better around. . . . The Novag Sapphire II is about the best calculator style chess computer out. It will do every thing I think you would want. The only problem with the calulator style computer's are it gets to be a pain keying in the moves, If you play fast games even more so. So I would buy the Novag Diamond II which is the same computer but has a nice pressure sensory board. This makes game play much better.
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