Author: margolies,marc
Date: 22:25:43 06/20/03
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ICD sells the new USB DGT true auto-sensory chess-board, which connects to a Palm handheld via a null Modem Cable. IMHO this makes Christophe Theron's Palm Tiger the strongest dedicated hardware chess player, providing you combine these purchases and use a "tungsten" palm. -marc On June 20, 2003 at 16:36:12, J. C. Boco wrote: > >>Your comments are much appreciated, because I was actually seriously thinking >>about buying this product, but now I know to save my money. Before that, I was >>thinking about buying Junior, and was saved from that by opinions expressed in >>this group. Thank you for being so honest about the product, and thanks for >>posting it here. I hope more people take this course, because I think the >>feedback will only lead to better designed products in the future. >> >>Roger > >Because of the advances of the Palm and pocketPC programs, I think this is >actually the last "Strong Dedicated Chess Computer" we will ever see. >Everything from now on is pure Palm or PocketPC (ignoring PC programs of >course). > >This Star Diamond/Sapphire was expected to ship over 2 years ago. It may have >done well in the market at that time. It may even do well now. But the >pervasiveness of portable Palms/PC's and their strength tells me that the next >step (Hmm, what should we put into the Star Diamond II?) will never be taken. I >think they came out with the product because it was in the pipeline for quite >some time, and I don't think they will go through the trouble to make another >version. > >Just my opinion, though. Even if it does moderately well, I think this is the >last strong dedicated chess computer that will ever come out.
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