Author: stuart taylor
Date: 05:08:33 02/16/06
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On February 15, 2006 at 23:08:50, Mark R. Anderson wrote: >On February 15, 2006 at 18:33:14, stuart taylor wrote: > >>Talking of palm computers, >> >>I wish to know the following >> >>Is there anything new which came out either during the past 10 months, OR is due >>out within the next 6 months, which is excellent for chess AND other uses. >> >>I mean, that the speed is either the fastest available, OR not much slower, but, >>that there is everything else good with it, e.g. battery life, memory, >>camera/recording facilities, internet, video or whatever, and all other useful >>functions found in handhelds. >> >>I think that the Zire 72 was a good multi-function Palm which was great for >>chess, even though it wasn't the fastest, but was still fast enough to get >>benefit from the best programs. >>What's better than that now, all round, or soon will be? >>S.Taylor > >The Palm Tungsten T5 is a great machine. The Palm OS is easy to use, rarely >crashes, is fast and convenient. It has many good applications. Hiarcs on this >machine is a beast and will kick your butt, unless you're a GM or near-GM. Be >sure to download the engine for the ARM processor if you get such a machine, and >not the 68k engine. The ARM engine is *much* faster. The current version of >Hiarcs for Palm is 9.6, but I hear that Hiarcs 10 will be ported to this >platform sometime soon. Also, if you can get a (now-discontinued) Power-To-Go >for your T5 (or T3, or Zire71, or M130, etc) it will serve as a recharger >on-the-fly cordlessly while you play, and will extend your battery life to >double or even triple. Also, you can hot-sync without removing it, if you have >the correct cradle. Leave it in the cradle and the PTG (and the Palm) will >recharge. > >The T5 is rather pricey, so you also might want to consider other ARM-based >models, such as the Tungsten TX (312 mhz ARM processor). The T5's ARM is 416 >mhz. There are newer, faster processors, I have heard, but I'm not sure if they >will be used for Palms, or will only be used in Pocket PCs. > >Anyway, you can't go wrong with Hiarcs for the Palm. A great program! I play >mine on the subway going to work and going home again. Enjoy! > >Mark Anderson The Palm T5 had some things missing, which other palms had. That's what I remember about T5. I wondered if there was something better (or will soon be), since T5 came out, about a year ago. If the speed is near to that, it's also good. S.Taylor
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