Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 15:05:44 05/24/99
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On May 24, 1999 at 14:14:12, Dann Corbit wrote: [snip] >I think the Hsu chip market will not be enormous. He will probably sell >thousands, maybe tens of thousands. But how many computer operators have the >desire to open up the case and install a board? Probably one in a thousand. A >lot of people have enough trouble with a normal software installation. Asking >people to do surgery on a computer is a bigger leap than many realize. To >people comfortable with such ideas, it seems ludicrously simple. But many >expert chess players are simply not the hardware type. [snip] I think people are overrating how difficult it is for a "normal" chess player (who can't break down a PC to parts in 1 minute flat ;-) to have such a card installed. There are so many computer people who DO play chess that even the antisocial players :-) will be able to ask one of their friends at the chess club to install it for them. I think it's a very minor issue. If a person is of the opinion that "it sounds awesome" or has read favorable reviews and decide that they want it, they will find a way over the "obstacle" of installing it. Dave
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