Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 12:31:06 07/06/99
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On July 06, 1999 at 14:34:24, Ian Osgood wrote:
>On July 05, 1999 at 15:12:55, Pierre Bourget wrote:
>
>>
>>On July 05, 1999 at 14:51:42, O. Veli wrote:
>>
>>>On July 05, 1999 at 12:46:49, D Ridge wrote:
>>>
>>>>On July 05, 1999 at 07:30:23, Luis E. Cabral M. wrote:
>>>
>>>>>I have around 2150USCF ELO. I want to purchase a table top computer to travel
>>>>>with.
>>>
>>>>I feel the best compomise for playing strength vs features vs price vs
>>>>portabililty is the Cosmos unit sold right here by Your Move.
>>>
>>>>My advise is to avoid the Saphire II. It's maddening puching four buttons for
>>>>every move!
>>>
>>> Yes it is not convenient to punch 4 buttons in a row to play a move, but that
>>>is the only bad part to Sapphire II, which is by far the strongest portable
>>>computer. It may be expensive compared to others, but it is well worth it.
>>
>>It would be interesting if someone can play a match of a dozen games between the
>>Cosmos and the Sapphire II to see once and for all who is the best portable
>>chess computer.Anyone willing to do that ?
>>
>>Pierre
>
>Great idea!
>
>This is easy to do for anyone who owns a Cosmos and has access to FICS (telnet
>freechess.org 5000).
>
>Login and play SapphireII, an auto-playing Novag Sapphire II. I try to keep it
>available 24 hours a day, although I have been having problems with my internet
>connection lately.
Huh... How is it possible? You can't operate that manually, do you? And I
thought the Sapphire was a standalone computer. How is it possible to have it
connected to the Internet to play automatic games? Did you build a robot with an
arm to operate the small thing and a video camera to look at the small
display??? :)
Christophe
>Please leave a message here or on FICS ("message SapphireII ...") to arrange a
>time to meet for a match.
>
>Ian Osgood
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