Author: Joseph Merolle
Date: 07:13:18 12/26/04
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On December 25, 2004 at 13:37:03, Mike Byrne wrote: >Wow -- very impressed. > >First, the Zire for my wife arrived late Christmas Eve and knowing that the >Holiday officially already started Europe, my instincts told me the chances of >getting the activation codes last night/today were slim and none. > >Mr. Richard Lang proved me wrong - awaiting in my email box was the Chess Genius >code to fuilly implement all the activation features of Palm Chess Genius 2.1. > >Now the Zire 31 has a 200 Mhz Xscale ARM processor and it runs OS 5.2.8 -- so it >can take full advantage of the ARM version of the Genius program. It appears to >be identical to the Pocket PC version that and the 200 Mhz Zire runs at about >1/2 fast as the 400 Mhz Dell Axim I use. Using the OC program for the ARM , >"Lightspeed" I am able to run it at abpout 270Mhz with a roughly 33% increase in >problem solving. > >The neat thing about Genius, you can run both the ARM and the 68K version on >Zire 31. I also used to play the 68K version on a Palm VX at 32 Mhz (oc). >There is NO comparision between the 68K and the ARM version Genius - The ARM >version is more than 10x than the 68K version that used to run on my Palm Vx. > >In fact, with the OC program LightSpeed, the Zire is only 50% slower in problem >solving than the Pocket PC 400 Mhz Dell. At a cost of just $110 (Open Box - >Blemished description - but it came with no visible blemishes - it was probably >just an open box) and using Palm Genius ARM - I have to rate this combo for a >PDA as best buy! My rating is about 1600 and I just have to set the speed at 1 >second per move to have a very competitive game of chess - with the Palm Vx - I >probably had a ~20-30% scoring rate at one second per move (with me playing >quickly as well -- perhaps Game in 10 speed) - with the the Palm ARM it is >clearly way less than 10% ( I should keep track but I don't). > >As an illustration of the difference between the 68K and ARM versions of Genius, >the ARM version solves Fine #70 instantly, it is not solved in < 120 seconds >with the 68K version. > >[d]8/k7/3p4/p2P1p2/P2P1P2/8/8/K7 w - - ;Fine #70 - Best move Kb1! > > >In addition,, with the Christmase day delivery of the activation code by the >author, >Richard Lang, - who could ask for more? > >When I do receive the acitvation codes for Tiger and Hiarcs, I will post my >impressions for those programs. > >Season greetings: > >Michael > >Ps My wife loves the Zire thus far. Mike can you give me insight were to get the " OC program for the ARM , "Lightspeed" so I can speed up my Dell Amim 400mhz. Thanks Joseph Merolle
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