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Subject: Re: Tiger running in Palm Tungstene 3

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 07:23:06 03/13/04

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On March 13, 2004 at 10:17:31, Fernando Villegas wrote:

>Hi all:
>After a couple of years using an slow, turttle walking Palm m105, I finally put
>my avid hand on the last cry of Palm line, a T3 machine with a 400 Mhz processor
>and 64 Mb Ram. Apart from his many other fatures and amenities, this little
>gadget let Tiger really show his claws. In the m105 Tiger was goood enough to
>give me a run for my money...if batteries let me finish the game. Now that
>problem is gone and you can play all the time you want without  intrruption
>because the device, as much it is in his craddle, has the batterie constantly
>recharged  from the house electric supply.Out of it, it has a longr life, at
>least enough for several good games at arund 30 minutes ach.
>How good this Tiger is?
>As good, I would say, as a 2400+ player. And full of features. In fact, just
>because 400 Mhz is still slower than any average current desktop,  I could say
>that with this Tiger and this Palm model you does not need to put On the big
>thing on you table.
>Before Tiger gave me a run for my money; now simply I am wiped out of the board.
>How amazing is to be capable of keeping an at least IM in your shirt pocket!
>If someone is ever thinking in getting a handheld chess unit, forget it: get the
>Palm and the programs and yo have that and a lot more. Sfter all with Palm you
>can do other things too.....
>My best to all
>fernando

      I have a Palm m105 too and am considering changing to T3 or
      perhaps better to a Pocket PC ... but AFAIK ChessTiger does
      not run there.
      Kurt




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