Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 09:57:44 01/16/02
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Your idea of linking the DGT board to the Palm or PPC is a great one. Do you plan to pursue it? Would such a device's design be patentable? I would not buy a DGT board to hook to my PC because of desk-space issues (and of course price!). But having it in another room, far away from the PC (which is not a portable) and using it as a normal chessboard some of the time and as a user interface to the chess programs on the Palm/PPC other times, would be a real possibility. Go forth, build it, and get rich! >On January 14, 2002 at 23:25:13, Jonathan Parle wrote: > >>I reckon the golden days were 1982 to 1989. Maybe that's because during that >>period, dedicated machines well and truly exceeded me in playing ability, as was >>the case for 99% of chess players. It would be really nice to see you still do a >>program for a dedicated machine every now and then, but it looks like Frans >>Morsch has that market sewn up??? I know most people on this board are more >>interested in the latest software, but for me there will never be a substitute >>for the good old dedicated machines. > >I really don't see why this need be a limitation. Just find a way to link a >Pocket PC, Palm, or some other very small unit, to a DGT board (for example) and >you'll have a modern modular dedicated unit. Not to mention plenty more >possibilities than what those dinky screens and interfaces offered (no offense >meant to the authors). > > Albert
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