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Subject: Tactics Traning (was Re: Pocket PC - Pocket Fritz)

Author: Paul J. Messmer

Date: 16:26:54 02/27/03

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Yes, but Pocket Fritz (in version 1.0 even) has this useful Tactics Training
mode that will throw problems at you from a PGN database (a problem set is
supplied, but you can replace the file with your own) - a feature I use
constantly as I need tactical practice so badly. :-)  It was this, plus the much
greater speed of Pocket Fritz at the time, that made me switch from a Palm with
Chess Tiger to a Toshiba e740 myself.  The ability to swap batteries and put a
large capacity battery on the e740 is useful as well.

Frankly, I think the Pocket PC stinks overall compared to the Palm as a PDA.
But for chess, for me, it seems a better choice.

If Chess Tiger had a similar tactics training option though, I'd certainly be
going back to an ARM Palm for my next PDA purchase.

-- Paul

On February 27, 2003 at 02:32:52, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>You could also toss out PocketPC and go for the market leader: PalmOS!
>
>The Palm Tungsten-T and the Sony NX70 offer ARM processors now, and terrific
>high resolution screens.
>
>On PalmOS you will find yourself in good company, with ChessGenius
>(http://www.chessgenius.com) and Chess Tiger (http://www.chestiger.com) for
>example...
>
>
>
>    Christophe



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