Re: looking for freeware Igo/Weiqi/Baduk clock for competition

In article  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  of r.g.g,
kklim wrote:

> I looking for a "chess" clock to enable me to monitor my time and
> oppoent time, and byomi stuff, anyone got any links to those
> resources?

Het Paard has some; see:   <http://www.xs4all.nl/~paard/chessset.html> .

And, Googling for "Chronos chess clock" will find you links to numerous
sellers of that item (which can also handle various sorts of byo-yomi).
(I have been a satisfied user of the Chronos; no other connection.)

Oh, your "Subject:" line said "freeware".  Sorry, I just now noticed that
constraint; I guess I wasn't much help.

Oh well, no matter.

My main purpose in responding, anyway, is to make readers aware of this
delightful little go-ditty (words by Vesa Laatikainen, Matti Siivola and
Olli Lounela) which is sung to the tune of "Ghost Riders in the Sky":
<http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~gnik/go/songs/ing.html> .

The rather clever lyrics recount the woes that come with that horrible,
talking, beeping, go clock from hell known as the "Ing Timer".

If you don't know how the tune goes, you might want to first visit
<http://www.sunsetpioneers.com/WagonWheel/GhostRidersInTheSky.html>
where you may hear either an MP3 or a MIDI version of the music.

--
Orne Batmagoo