Collector's Corner.September 2007..A Month To Be Remembered?
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Collector's Corner.September 2007..A Month To Be Remembered?
Perhaps
this month the following dedicated chess computers are expected to ship to eager owners:
Excalibur Phantom Force
Excalibur Mirage II
Phoenix Resurrection II
Phoenix Revelation
if so..this month will go down in the annals of schachcomputer history as the Father of all chess computer months
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this month the following dedicated chess computers are expected to ship to eager owners:
Excalibur Phantom Force
Excalibur Mirage II
Phoenix Resurrection II
Phoenix Revelation
if so..this month will go down in the annals of schachcomputer history as the Father of all chess computer months
Mark And Remember Regards
Steve
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they will both have the same program(Deluxe Talking Touch Chess) and features ..but the cosmetics are differentJose wrote:Hi Steve,
but the first two Excaliburs are same unit, or?
Confused Regards
José
there will be different color pieces and the Mirage II is only a black plastic housing while the PF is a rubberized housing
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Steve B wrote:they will both have the same program(Deluxe Talking Touch Chess) and features ..but the cosmetics are differentJose wrote:Hi Steve,
but the first two Excaliburs are same unit, or?
Confused Regards
José
there will be different color pieces and the Mirage II is only a black plastic housing while the PF is a rubberized housing
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Ahh, okay, i thought you mean the same unit, but use two different words. I do not know, that also a Mirage II is now for release!
Phantom Regards
José
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Perhaps Alain we will give away a Phantom Force in another Contest here in the Future?Alain wrote:Hi, steve,
I hope I'll get at least two of them some day...Steve B wrote:My First Guess...2?Alain wrote:Competition #3 : how many collectors will get these four computers this month ?
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but not very soon regards,
Alain
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Re: Collector's Corner.September 2007..A Month To Be Remembe
Hi Steve, hi Terry,
Nice to see you again. And a pleasure that it is here.
A friend of mine is looking for a dedicated computer that is pocket size (large pocket?), strong enough to challenge a 2000-2200 player, nice looking and with a touch screen. Does it exist?
Civilized forum for a change regards,
Enrique
Nice to see you again. And a pleasure that it is here.
A friend of mine is looking for a dedicated computer that is pocket size (large pocket?), strong enough to challenge a 2000-2200 player, nice looking and with a touch screen. Does it exist?
Civilized forum for a change regards,
Enrique
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Re: Collector's Corner.September 2007..A Month To Be Remembe
the pleasure is of course all mine to see your posting presence here ProfessorEnir wrote:Hi Steve, hi Terry,
Nice to see you again. And a pleasure that it is here.
A friend of mine is looking for a dedicated computer that is pocket size (large pocket?), strong enough to challenge a 2000-2200 player, nice looking and with a touch screen. Does it exist?
Civilized forum for a change regards,
Enrique
there are several dedicated units that will satisfy the strong chess ability of your friend
here is the well known but much maligned Novag Star Sapphire(Kittinger Engine)rated 2150 Elo:
maligned because some complain about how the pieces look
i dont mind them so much though
http://www.schachcomputer.at/starsap.htm
Squinting Regards
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Re: Collector's Corner.September 2007..A Month To Be Remembe
Hi Enrique!Enir wrote:Hi Steve, hi Terry,
Nice to see you again. And a pleasure that it is here.
A friend of mine is looking for a dedicated computer that is pocket size (large pocket?), strong enough to challenge a 2000-2200 player, nice looking and with a touch screen. Does it exist?
Civilized forum for a change regards,
Enrique
Nice to see you here as well!
Steve will shoot me for this, but your friend could consider getting a PPC and load it with commercial programs that will suit their needs.
Steve suggestion is good also. However, not as flexible. And less squinting
So Many Choices Regards,
Terry
Re: Collector's Corner.September 2007..A Month To Be Remembe
Thank you both for your advise. A small portable computer is more flexible, but much bigger and more expensive. The Novag you show, Steve, looks like the basic idea, but isn’t there anything prettier or fancier and easier to see?
Maybe something like the Ipaq with pocket Fritz or similar?
Enrique
Maybe something like the Ipaq with pocket Fritz or similar?
Enrique