Author: Michael Ginat
Date: 15:54:26 01/20/99
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On January 20, 1999 at 16:01:24, Rolf Gustafsson wrote: >On January 20, 1999 at 15:15:49, Michael Ginat wrote: > >>On January 20, 1999 at 12:05:53, Rolf Gustafsson wrote: >> >>>On January 20, 1999 at 08:01:31, Sylvain Renard wrote: >>> >>>>On January 19, 1999 at 19:49:26, Michael Ginat wrote: >>>> > >>Thanks guys. >>I don't have a problem with a delay of a couple of seconds - if that was >>happening I could give myself a couple of minutes extra in a user defined timed >>limit. >>I had another thought - DGT states on their web site that they did not put in >>LED's because of tournaments. I wonder why they didn't think of including LED's >>with a simple switch to deactivate them when needed! Is that too futuristic of >>me? >> >>regards, >> >>Michael > > I know that DGT are working on ways to give feedback >to the player, so things will (hopefully) change. >I don't work for them, so I can't give any details nor a timeframe. > > What I can say is that my personal opinion, as a DGT-board owner, is >that the lack of LEDs is sometime exagerated. >I've played alot of chess computers and the ones that has had LEDs >I sometimes when I'm playing notice that I've "stopped thinking" and >are only concentrating on when a LED will light up. >It's like looking "through" the position and on the LEDs. >This is mostly on boards with LEDs in every square, or every corner >of the squares. >On the other hand when I'm playing with the DGT-board I usually continue >to contemplate the position and are only disturbed when the computer >beeps/talks/flashes the screen or whatever. >It's not true that you need to "glare at the screen" while the computer >are thinking. >This is my personal opinion and I'm sure there are people with >other views. > > > Regards, > Rolf G. Hi Rolf, I think you misunderstood - I meant that without any board at all I'd be forced to look at the screen constantly. I think you made a very good point about concentrating on the LED's rather than the board. I haden't considered that. Michael
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