Author: Richard A. Fowell (fowell@netcom.com)
Date: 20:43:02 02/16/00
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<snip> > >I do not think that it is amazing and I do not see the point of selling a >program that is 200 times slower than Genius. > >I simply do not see a reason to buy it. >If you want to play against a weak computer program you can tell other free >programs to play at fixed ply depth and you do not need the palm genius. <snip> The main reason for buying it is if you want a portable chess machine, and you have a PalmPilot. There's no question you can get programs that are much more powerful and have more features (even freeware) if you have a more powerful machine. The reason I'm interested in doing this is because my Palm is always with me (well, not in the shower), and if I want a game, it is there. Together with my appointments, phone list, notes, arcade games, calculator and spreadsheet, all in one compact, long battery life device. I'm not going to carry around another box, even a compact one, for the sole purpose of playing chess. ChessGenius is no grandmaster (it is probably barely an expert) but it is a strong enough sparring partner for 99% of the human population. So, for me, the question is simply, what's the best chess program I can get on my Palm? ChessGenius is the answer, at present. My other choices on the Palm are PocketChess 1.1, which has nowhere near the strength or features of ChessGenius, (I bought it about a year ago) or Chromagames (which I've not tried yet, but the person who did try it preferred PocketChess.). So far, it looks like ChessGenius (which I have purchased) is the winner there. You can get faster portable chess by selecting something with a faster processor, either a dedicated unit, or a chess program for a faster palmtop. (see: http://dmoz.org/Games/Board_Games/C/Chess/Software/PDA/) for a list of links. Richard A. Fowell (fowell@netcom.com)
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