Author: Otello Gnaramori
Date: 10:16:13 08/04/01
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On August 04, 2001 at 13:05:21, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >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 > >Following the link suggested by D.Ridge it seems to match with the following : > >http://www.xtserver.com/brettschachcomputer/chall6.jpg > >Regards. Give a look also to the following , (the colors are different though): http://www.xtserver.com/brettschachcomputer/chall9.jpg
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