On Feb 7, 2008, at 8:43 AM, Don Dailey wrote:
I'm thinking about upgrading my palm OS Go program and I'm looking
for
ways to strengthen it without adding a lot of code or memory.
Basically I want the strongest possible program that is truly
"light" in
every way.
PDA's of course are MUCH slower than PC's, and memory is at a premium
although that has been improved somewhat over the years. However for
the current Palm OS, using a lot of memory is a bit of a hack,
reminding me of the old days of DOS where you could use a lot of
memory
but you had to do extra programming to get away with it.
- Don
I'm surprised that the big names in Go programming a decade ago
haven't ported their programs to the small handheld platforms. I only
know of AI Go for the Nintendo DS (Many Faces). In the chess arena,
Richard Lang ported his last Mephisto program from the 80s (Roma) to
the Palm and then to the PocketPC. Chess Genius is now one of the
top selling games of any kind on these platforms. The authors of the
strong programs Shredder and HIARCS have also followed suit. I would
have thought this a vast untapped market, especially in Asia where
gadgets are so prevalent.
Ian
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