Author: P. Massie
Date: 08:01:01 02/23/05
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On February 23, 2005 at 04:06:39, Sirotovich wrote: >On February 23, 2005 at 00:20:40, P. Massie wrote: > >>On February 22, 2005 at 21:38:01, Sirotovich wrote: >> >>>Dear Chess Friends ! >>> >>>I was thinking to buy a Pocket PC or Palm for my business. Because I wasn’t >>>familiar with both units, I investigated a market here in Melbourne trying to >>>find the most suitable portable computer for my conditions. I am going to use it >>>50% for my business and 50% for chess. Also, my 2 year contract with the local >>>phone company expires very soon and I am going to choose another mobile phone. >>>But yesterday I found a very short article in the Australian Computer magazine >>>about so called Smart Phones. The author briefly describes some of the smart >>>phone units and gives his own opinion about them. And the prices for them starts >>>from around AUS $700 to $1600. >>>My question is – does anyone here have a smart phone and he can share his >>>experience with us ? How good is it to receive phone calls and to play chess? >>>Are you happy with its performance ? Are they compatible with the latest mobile >>>chess programs, such as Fritz or Chess Tiger? Are these chess programs play so >>>good as they do on Palm or Pocket PCs ? >>>I think no one here has shared his experience with smart phone yet. I would >>>appreciate your advise or a story. >>> >>>Best wishes >>> >>>Anatoli Sirota >> >>I have a PocketPC smart phone. It's provided by Sprint in the USA and functions >>precisely like any other PocketPC - it IS a PocketPC and any program that runs >>on the PocketPC runs on it. But at the same time it has the phone functionality >>included. I find it works fine as a phone. I've tested the reception and >>clarity of calls versus regular cell phones and it's equal or better, given the >>same provider in the same location. The only drawback I've found with it is >>it's a bit larger and clunkier than the typical cell phone. However, I can get >>away with carrying only one device, rather than two, so that makes up for it. >>Also, it incorporates the cell phone and PDA capability by allowing me to put >>names and phone numbers in my "contacts" list on Outlook email, downloading them >>to the phone, and dialing the phone directly from that contacts list. >> >>A couple of people I know have the latest Treo 650 smartphones. Although they >>don't do anything with chess, they otherwise function precisely as a normal Palm >>device, while at the same time providing the phone functionality. >> >>Overall, I would recommend this approach if you have a use for both a phone and >>PDA, and don't mind a slightly larger and less ergonomic "phone". >> >>Paul > >Dear Paul ! > >Thank you very much for your kind reply. Now it becomes much more clearer for >me. I understood, that it works pretty good as a pocket PC as well as a phone. >Paul, have you ever tried to install any chess program on your smart phone ? >I hope someone else will share his experience as well. > >Best wishes >Anatoli I haven't purchased any chess programs, but I have installed a couple of the demos and freeware. I've also installed a program I wrote in my spare time. As long as the program is compatible with the version of the PocketPC OS used on the smartphone it works fine. Paul
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