Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 08:50:20 04/11/02
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On April 11, 2002 at 05:01:31, Steve Maughan wrote:
>Christophe,
>
>>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!
>
>Regards,
>
>Steve
Yes, people tell me that they play chess more often with their Palm than with
their PC.
Christophe
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