Author: Steven Schwartz
Date: 10:16:31 11/02/98
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On November 02, 1998 at 10:22:45, Francois Bertin wrote: >On November 01, 1998 at 15:11:47, Frank Nelson wrote: > >>Mike, I got the Saitek Cosmos on Oct 30 and it is a very beautiful unit. >>The peg >>pieces are big and the squares are too. The controls seem easy to use >>and the LCD is big and the rotating display can show a lot of info. >>It has the Bronstein >>timing on blitz and tournament levels. About it's play the Cosmos pays >>particular attention to defense but will attack when the opportunity >>is ripe. >>You have got to watch your back when playing the Cosmos or you will >be blasted into oblivion. > > The Cosmos looks very similar to the older Travel Champion 2100. >Do you know if its chess engine is stronger and offers more options? >Is the opening book bigger? (The TC2100 has about 35,000 positions) >Perhaps Steven Schwartz could shed some light on that matter. Steven? Regards, François Bertin Shedding light on new chess computers is not easy because the manufacturer's literature (and their willingness to impart information) is from the Dark Ages. We actually do not know anything about the opening book, but we can guess... What we KNOW is that Saitek has resigned their entire computer chess line but has likely not changed their programs. The names of the sets are divided into "A", "B", and "C". Sets that start with "A" are their beginner sets. "B"s are their middle of the road and "C"s are their best programs. I suspect that the Cosmos has the same 36,000 position opening book as the Travl Champion 2100. The ONLY clue in the manual (or ANY Saitek literature for that matter) is the statement that the Cosmos runs ar 10MHz - same as the Travel Champion 2100. The good news is that the Cosmos is now $90 instaed of the $130 of the Travel Champion 2100. Gee, sort of sounds like the chess software business business:-)) - Steve (ICD/Your Move)
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