Author: Dale J Minter
Date: 15:41:52 03/06/03
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On March 03, 2003 at 18:48:17, Christophe Theron wrote: >On March 02, 2003 at 22:21:37, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>On March 02, 2003 at 21:15:40, Dale J Minter wrote: >> >>>Here on ICD the new Sapphire is listed as operating at 16Mhz while the Diamond >>>is listed as 20mhz. Isn't it the same computer but different format?. The Novag >>>web site indirectly states that they both operate at 25Mhz! What is the deal? >>>Anyone have the straight scoop on these? >> >> >>This is still phantom ware. To my knowledge , nobody but perhaps a few select >>insiders have even seen anything more than prototype. It was announced over >>two years ago now and with the Palms and Pocket PC's - they have missed their >>opportunity. > > >Exactly. This product is dead before its birth. > > > >> With the hardware it was going to run on, it can not possibly be >>as strong as to what they are claiming. > > >I do not know what they claim, but I know this: > > 135 Chess Tiger 14.9 Palm m515 16MB 42MHz 2101 69 -74 100 39% 2180 > 152 Sapphire II 2009 34 -32 464 63% 1918 > 156 Novag Sapphire H8 10 MHz 1991 22 -22 1034 47% 2012 > > > >>If it does comes out, I would trust the Novag site as being more correct. After >>all, they are the manufacturer. > > >If it's about elo figures, I would advice to not trust their site at all. > >From experience. :) > > > > Christophe
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