Author: Albert Silver
Date: 15:07:30 06/09/02
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On June 09, 2002 at 16:48:11, Christophe Theron wrote:
>On June 09, 2002 at 13:48:47, Alastair Scott wrote:
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>>On June 09, 2002 at 13:14:38, Christophe Theron wrote:
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>>>On June 09, 2002 at 09:27:15, Jorge Pichard wrote:
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>>>>Set-Up function
>>>>Sensor chess board
>>>>Fast response function
>>>>Hints
>>>>Built in chess clock
>>>>Verify position
>>>>80 levels of difficulty from beginner to master
>>>>The computer plays either side or against itself.
>>>>Advanced coaching with tactical mistake and capture alerts.
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>>>>RISC system with human character
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>>>^^^ I like this one a lot.
>>>
>>>Marketing bullshit or translation mistake?
>>>
>>>:) :)
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>>Old marketing bullshit.
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>>People like Novag and Saitek have been talking about RISC and/or 'RISC-style'
>>processors in their marketing material for years and seem incapable of stopping.
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>>I suppose they have some notion of "RISC = good", but that's an early-Nineties
>>concept; processors these days are generally a judicious combination of RISC and
>>CISC and the whole thing feels antique, rather like discussing flared trousers
>>;)
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>>Alastair
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>Yes, RISC sounds outdated (maybe only to us?).
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>But putting "RISC" side by side with "human character" is one of the most stupid
>marketing bullshit one can imagine.
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>What's next? "User friendly DRAM wait state"?
Isn't that the technical description of Windows?
Albert
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> Christophe
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