Author: D Ridge
Date: 17:36:44 09/21/99
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On September 21, 1999 at 00:32:01, Christophe Theron wrote: >On September 20, 1999 at 23:17:37, Bill Kury wrote: > >>Hi! I am looking to purchase a portable machine and I am looking for details. >>Currently I am rated at about 1600 and would like a machine that will give me a >>good game while I sit at the park instead of at my computer. I have been >>reading up on the various boards and I am not too struck by the peg type >>devices. I prefer either the calculator type or the sensory chess. >> >>Looking at the Saitek site I have found a machine called "cougar" does anyone >>have any feedback on this? Also, I found that chessmaster 6000 can be played on >>a gameboy, is this worth a look? Maybe a suggestion to the computer group, >>would it be possible to get a list rating the current portables out there? I >>have seen the files on the 486 or pentium programs, but, short a long extention >>cord and a backback, I won't be taking my desktop with me any time soon :) >> Yea, I would second that. The Palm Pilot devices with Pocket chess is the ultimate poacket unit but not the strongerst thing you can find. I would say it plays about 1600 to 1700 Two big questions before I can advise a) What physical size are you looking for? b) How much can you spend? DAve >>Really, any info, good or bad would be welcome :) >> >>thanks >> >>Bill > > >Buy a PalmIIIx or a PalmV and download PocketChess. It should give you a good >game, is very easy to use (no problem to play on the screen), does not gobble >batteries like a WinCE computer, and you can do something else with it. You can >even play in the dark with the backlight screen. In fact it's a true general >purpose computer. > > > Christophe
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