[computer-go] PDA Go Software

Don Dailey drd at mit.edu
Thu May 4 13:08:13 PDT 2006


I think the name is overloaded, not just in Go programs but I
believe there are other non-go products that use that name.

Really a poor name choice I used all the way around.

- Don

On Thu, 2006-05-04 at 18:07 +0100, Nick Wedd wrote:
> In message <1146743580.30891.375.camel at localhost.localdomain>, Don 
> Dailey <drd at mit.edu> writes
> >There is also Ogo - which is not a good name because it's hard to
> >search on.
> 
> Also, because it is the name of a program by Peter Langston, which 
> played mirror Go in computer Go events in the '80s.
> 
> Nick
> 
> >It's commercial but it plays 9x9 far better than the
> >other palm programs.    Ogo on it's highest 9x9 level plays almost
> >exactly like AnchorMan on CGOS.
> >
> >It may be better on 19x19 too, but this has never been tested.
> >It has 9x9, 13x13 and 19x19 boards and 5 levels.   The highest
> >level isn't all that practical on a non-arm based palm device,
> >such as any of the older palms - but it still plays relatively
> >quickly on any new machine.   It's very pleasant and reasonable
> >on a T3 tungsten.
> >http://www.palmgear.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=software.showsoftware&prodID=65407
> >
> >
> >- Don
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Thu, 2006-05-04 at 01:15 -0400, Joshua Shriver wrote:
> >> lol please disregard the second half of my message. It's late and
> >> thought this was posted to my lug mailing list.
> >>
> >> -josh
> >>
> >> On 5/4/06, Joshua Shriver <jshriver at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > I use Aigo for Palm. Looks nice on newer models but also looks nice on
> >> > my old Palm IIIx lol. Anyway the author is realy nice, it plays very
> >> > well especially on a system with limited resources. The only drawback
> >> > is that it's commercial. But I liked it so much and play it usually
> >> > once a day that I paid the $8 registration fee and you get free
> >> > updates.
> >> >
> >> > Here's the site:
> >> > http://www001.upp.so-net.ne.jp/iizuka/
> >> > You can download it there.
> >> >
> >> > Also kinda OT, but if you're interested in go, there's a Go club here
> >> > in Toledo. We meet on Fridays at Beeners on Central Ave near Secor
> >> > ~6-7pm. We haven't meet so much lately because of school etc. However
> >> > one gentleman there is very talented he's even been to Japan to play
> >> > and may become Dan level (this is kinda like National or Grandmaster
> >> > level in the Go world). He's also very nice and willing to teach. They
> >> > also have a 19x19 board at the coffee shop for people to play on even
> >> > if we're not there (well assuming there's 2 ppl there to play) If you
> >> > want to play sometime let me know.
> >> >
> >> > Hope that helps,
> >> > Josh
> >> >
> >> > On 5/4/06, Ross Werner <ross at indessed.com> wrote:
> >> > > Are there any Go-playing programs (AIs, not viewers/readers) for 
> >> > >PDAs? The
> >> > > only two I know about are Go81 for Palm and Pocket Gnu Go for Pocket PC.
> >> > > Are there any others in existence (or better, in active development)?
> >> > >
> >> > >         ~ Ross
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