Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 04:09:58 03/13/03
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On March 13, 2003 at 06:25:22, Mike Byrne wrote: >On March 13, 2003 at 05:27:45, Jorge Pichard wrote: > >>On March 12, 2003 at 21:26:14, Mike Byrne wrote: >> >>>On March 12, 2003 at 19:46:42, Nathan Hellmers wrote: >>> >>>>On March 12, 2003 at 16:16:47, Emil Vlasak wrote: >>>> >>>>>Does it run? >>>>>Thanks, Emil >>>> >>>>I have the first version and it runs fine, so the second version probably does >>>>too. However, you might want to take a look at pocket grandmaster. I like it >>>>quite a bit more than pocket fritz v.1 >>>> >>>>See http://www.pocketgrandmaster.com >>>> >>>> >>>>Nathan >>> >>>I second the motion for pocketgrandmaster -- >> >> >> >>In your view what are the feutures make Pocketgrandmaster a better choice, >>besides being a little bit weaker than Pocket Fritz 2 ? >> >>Pichard > >I do not have PF2 -- I do have PF1. > >The biggest difference so far has been price (less than 1/2 of PF 2) and 3 >totally different engines. For those purchased that PF1, you had no upgrade to >PF2. > >If you have Pocket PC 2000 (which I have), PF2 will not work (the new phase of >programming - no backward compatibility?). > >The strength between PF1 and Ruffian running under PG is very close. Perhaps PG >with Ruffian is even stronger. If you assume that PF2 has the Shredder 7 >engine, then PF2 would be stronger than PG Ruffian (I guess?). > >I am very happy with PG, I see no reason to upgrade to PocketPC 2002, and I was >very disappointed that after paying $50 for PF1, I would need to pay another >another $50 for PF2 -- that's ridiculous pricing for a Pocket PC. You are right the PF2 price of $50 is way too high, it should be no more than $35 and $15 for those who wish to upgrade from the previous Pocket Fritz 1. Pichard.
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