Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 10:55:38 04/11/02
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On April 11, 2002 at 11:50:20, Christophe Theron wrote: >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. > > I'm glad you didn't leave out the word "chess" ;-)
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