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Subject: Re: what would be the best pda for playing chess?

Author: Christophe Theron

Date: 11:45:59 05/10/03

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On May 09, 2003 at 16:27:28, James Constance wrote:

>In my opinion palm is by far the better pda operating system, in terms of
>elegance and simplicity.
>
>However pocketpc currently has the faster processors



This is no longer true. Palms and compatible PalmOS PDAs have processors that
are as fast (actually they use the same processors) and as PalmOS is faster than
PocketPC the PalmOS devices are much more responsive.



    Christophe





 and so are a lot stronger.
>It is also easier to transfer pgns directly to the pocketpc than with palm, when
>the pgn has to be converted into a database.
>
>Pocket Fritz 2 is regarded as the strongest program.  However Pocket Grandmaster
>2 is cheaper, has 3 strong engines, and also spoken move announcements - which
>is very useful when playing with a wooden set.
>
>In the UK, you can pick up a pocket pc for less than £200 e.g.
>http://www.totalpda.co.uk/xhandhelds_details.asp



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