Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 08:34:32 04/11/02
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On April 11, 2002 at 05:57:02, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>On April 10, 2002 at 19:32:16, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>At this fast time control poor CTP 14.9 for palm did NOT have a chance to be
>>competitive, since at 54Mhz it was NOT capable of reaching at least depth 6.
>>Chess Tiger for palm can only compete with amateur winboard programs rated
>>between 2150-2300 at slower time control such as 40 moves in 40 or 60 minutes.
>
>PS: Next game I will play it at G\45 plus 5 sec did you noticed that Sjeng at
>this time control can still reach depth 9 and 10 while poor CTP only reach detph
>5 and sometimes 6.
>
>
>My point was a psychological one: a chess program for Palm can probably be much
>stronger than most people here think. Or: the slow hardware of the Palm should
>not be regarded with contempt.
>
>I agree - especially considering I bought a $1500 Vancouver program in a wooden
>autosensor board back in 1990. It was then described as a 'Monster' yet the
>processor was approximately equivalent to the one in the Palm!
>
>I guess in 15 years time people will look down their noses (English expression
>for snobbery) at the 4 GHz PDA that are on then on the market, dismissing them
>as 'food mixer' type processors.
>
>Oh well, the Vancouver gave me a good wipping as does Tiger and Genius - I'm
>happy!! I would also point out to people that IMO you *play* more chess with a
>PDA while you *analysis* more with PCs (what's the point of playing Tiger on the
>PC?).
>
>Of course this is just my opinion!
It is not just your opinion.
People generally tell me that they play chess much more often on their Palm than
on their PCs.
First you can't carry your PC in your pocket, and second when you play against
the Palm you have real chances to win.
Christophe
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