Author: Francois Bertin
Date: 10:35:49 11/02/98
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On November 02, 1998 at 13:16:31, Steven Schwartz wrote:
>On November 02, 1998 at 10:22:45, Francois Bertin wrote:
>> 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)
Thanks for shedding some light on the subject. I also suspect that
the chess engine and the book are the same, but they seem to have
implemented more (weaker) playing styles and the Bronstein time mode.
The lower price is also good news :-)
Regards,
FB
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