Author: Leo Dijksman
Date: 03:48:57 08/04/01
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On August 03, 2001 at 20:44:09, eric guttenberg wrote: >About a year or more ago, I posted on this site a request for help in >identifying an old chess computer I had purchased, with no manual, in a >second-hand store. A number of people kindly responded to my post, but no one >was able to identify it. Since I still don't know what I have here, I'm >going to inquire here again. > >It is one of the old Fidelity chess challengers. All plastic, the housing >is 10 inches by 11 inches by 1.5 inches high, with a playing surface 8 >inches by 8 inches. Although plastic, the playing surface is magnetized. > > The color scheme is dark brown by light tan. The pieces >are plastic with magnets, the Kings are 2 inches high. There is a lip >at the top edge of the board, on which appear the words CHESS CHALLENGER. >At the bottom edge, the side of the housing has FIDELITY ELECTRONICS on it. > >It appears to be vintage 1975 or so, I guess. Each square has an LED in >the corner; the squares are pressure-sensitive; there is a vertical row >of 8 keys under a single LED, running alongside the h-file. The playing >strength is of course not impressive. I can beat it with one Rook tied >behind my back. Well, most of the time. > >I am something of a collector of old chess computers, but I would like >to know what this one is. > > >eric Hi Eric, i think its a "Sensory Chess Challenger 8" from Fidelity. If i am right it can run on batteries as well with a adapter, yes? Leo.
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