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Subject: Re: To Johan de Koning: Please convince Tasc to begin production of the R30!

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 16:04:19 05/23/03

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On May 23, 2003 at 18:25:17, steven blincoe wrote:

>
>>As a collector, I understand your desire for Tasc R-30 -  but after acquiring a
>>DGT board that is full size (2 1/4 " 55mm) squares - I believe it would be a
>>hard sell.
>
>well that depends on the collector
>i dont want the Tasc as an alternative to the DGT board ,but rather i want it ,
>in addition to the  Dgt board
>i own the DGT board,but to be honest , i find it quirky at best
>true, the full sized tournament board and pieces are beautiful,but ( at least in
>my configuration),it can stop registering the moves mid-way during a game for no
>reason.sometimes on a move take back the board again stops registering the moves
>also you do need to look at the screen if you want to know the  remaining clock
>times
>they sell a Top match clock but this does not register the computer's time,so
>again you need to watch the screen
>
>but i am happy to have the DGT board,its just that i want a Tasc also!
>:))
>
>oh, and about those move take backs..of course i rarely need to do that when
>playing Fritz
>:)
>
>Steve


my unit is new and it's been perfect under F8 gui - there is a new driver just
released May 13th 2003- it may be improved (it seems like it is to me)..for both
serial and usb boards...

http://www.dgtprojects.com/Downloads/Setup%20DGT%20E-Board%20USB.exe




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