Author: Mark R. Anderson
Date: 03:12:53 02/17/06
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On February 16, 2006 at 08:08:33, stuart taylor wrote: >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 Stuart, I agree, but you seemed intent on the fastest or near-fastest available, and that's the T5 for now. No doubt, some better units will come along soon, but I think the fastest chips are going into Pocket PCs. Mark A.
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