Author: Jonathan Parle
Date: 19:16:09 02/01/02
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On January 30, 2002 at 19:03:41, Mark Young wrote: >On January 30, 2002 at 17:17:37, Steven Schwartz wrote: > >>On January 30, 2002 at 17:04:42, Peter Berger wrote: >> >>>Hi, >>> >>>I'd love to get one :-) ! >>> >>>I tried to figure out if this product already exists, if it is announced or if >>>it is science fiction but I didn't succeed. >>> >>>Any reliable information availlable on this topic? >>> >>>Regards, >>>pete >> >> >>We are expecting delivery in early April. Of course it has been >>delayed from its initial announcement of December, but that is >>quite typical in our industry. We have write-up on our web site at: >>http://www.icdchess.com/cpreviews/star.html >>Steve (ICD/Your Move Chess & Games) > >Steve this looks like a great machine, but how can they print this elo rating >for this machine? Does estimated mean wild guess, or blitz rating, or starndard >time control games. I can accept wild guess or maybe a blitz rating, but I do >not think this machine can reach a 2530 uscf rating from the specs I read. I >would like the see some kind of game data to back up the estimated rating. Does >Novag have a good record when it comes to estimating elo strength of their chess >computers? > > >· Estimated ELO (USCF) : 2,530 > >· New LCD display with Pen Input provides easy access to many game options. > >· New with IrDa Interface. > >· With EL light. For longer playing time, please use NOVAG adaptor >Art.No.8210 (not included). > >· Connection through the IrDa Interface or via serial interface to the >NOVAG UNIVERSAL Chess Board and the Electronic Chessboard or any IBM compatible >PC. > >· World’s strongest portable Chess Computer offering a wide range of >features. > >· Advanced SH7034 RISC processor (1M ROM and 256K RAM) and High Speed 20MHz >energy saving CMOS TECHNOLOGY including Hash Tables. > >· 64 preset playing levels and unlimited independent level settings for >Black/White. > >· Over 200,000 pre-stored openings from Master Chess, plus user >programmable OPENING BOOK. > >· Complete Game Review: The computer will go through a game and recommend >alternative moves. > >· Now with RATING SYSTEM - evaluate your own playing strength. > >· Storage of up to 16 games for replay on the LCD display (unlimited number >of games can be stored on your PC and downloaded to the Star Sapphire). > >· Use 3xAAA alkaline batteries (not supplied) allow approx. 30 hours of >play or a special mains NOVAG adaptor Art.No.8210 for home use (supplied >separately). > >· Available 1st Quarter 2002. If you go by Novag's history (at least for their stronger machines), the published estimates are fairly close for rapid play but are an over estimate for slow time controls. I've generally found if you subtract around 250 - 300 from the "box" rating, you would get close to the machine's SSDF rating. Whatever, as Steve points out, for most buyers it won't matter whether it is a 2100 machine or a 2300 machine. My guess is it won't be able to outperform Mephisto's Atlanta, so I reckon the low 2100's for 40 moves in 2 hours. That is still one very very darned strong machine. I'm also interested to see how the machine compares with Virtual Kasparov for Gameboy Advance. I'm certainly very much looking forward to seeing the new Novag. I just hope it is a well built machine, as I can't truly say I've been a great fan of Novag's build quality and reliability over the last few years (I've had 3 failures out of 5 machines). My Saitek and Mephisto machines have never played up, one is still going strong after 20 years.
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