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Subject: Re: Palm versus Pocket PC - Chess database question

Author: Alastair Scott

Date: 13:49:16 11/29/03

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On November 29, 2003 at 12:46:06, Bob Bachman wrote:

>I am considering purchasing a palm/pocket PC for the explicit purpose of
>playing/studying chess while travelling. I have read the reviews and as far as
>playing strength of the various programs on the two platforms goes, I have no
>preference (they are all good). So I do not need advice there.
>
>I spend a significant amount of time not playing games but studying tactical or
>endgame positions which exist in Chessbase databases I have on my PC. Now the
>question, how easy is it to create a database with a substantial number of
>postions from existing Chessbase databases (maybe a subset if space requires)
>for the programs on the various platforms. A conversion to other formats is
>acceptable. Can the various programs load these easily from a single database
>file and effectively scroll through them as the postions are solved.

One thing is obvious from this: you'll be looking at a PocketPC.

PalmOS machines only support a conventional filesystem on expansion cards and,
unless Messrs Lang or Théron have something up their sleeves, there is no PalmOS
program which supports expansion cards.

Alastair



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