Author: Lars Sandin
Date: 00:44:13 01/08/00
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On January 07, 2000 at 15:35:20, Steven Schwartz wrote: >On January 07, 2000 at 14:52:28, Ian Osgood wrote: > >>On January 07, 2000 at 14:12:45, Steven Schwartz wrote: >> >>>Steve (ICD/Your Move) >>> >>>Novag Product *Novag's ELO Estimate >>... >>>Star Sapphire 2550 >>>Sapphire II w/Computer Chess Board 2420 >>... >> >>These are the two important lines, which indicate that Novag thinks they have >>increased their top-of-the-line strength by 130 "points". Scaling down the >>estimates to the ~2100 SSDF rating for the Sapphire II results in an SSDF >>estimate of [holds up thumb, *86%] ~2213 or a 100-point jump, bringing it in >>line with the 20-36MHz Mephisto units. >> >> >>I assume the program has been updated and is still by Kittinger. Since there is >>a Deluxe model, I also assume the Star Sapphire supports the same serial >>interface. >> >>The main info I would like from Novag is the Star Sapphire processor type and >>speed and size of its hashtable (should be bigger since the cost of memory >>density has dropped since the Sapphire II was released). >> >> >>IanO, SapphireII owner > >On the computers which Novag "claims" are rated 2550 ELO, they >list the following technical data... >"Advanced 68EZ328 processor (1M ROM and 256K RAM) and High Speed >16.58MHz energy saving CMOS technology including hash tables." >- Steve (ICD/Your Move) Then the processor will be the same as originally in the Palmpilot-series. 2.7 MIPS performance with the 68EZ328 on 16,58 MHz. Slow/fast (depends on who will do the comparsion) roughly like a 386SX-16 MHz (2.5 MIPS). For more info regarding the processor: http://ebus.mot-sps.com/ProdCat/psp/0,1250,MC68EZ328~934310090795,00.html // Lars - also a Sapphire-owner :)
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