Author: Les Walker
Date: 20:57:11 09/18/98
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On September 18, 1998 at 18:44:32, John Coffey wrote: >I saw a Mesphisto handheld from around 1983 to 85. As I recall it was >quite weak (although claiming to be 1800.) But I am sure that the handhelds >that followed were much stronger. I know the exact hand-held you are referring to. In the early 80's I played chess with a friend everyday. He had one of those machines. It was quite large for a handheld, roughly 3 times larger than my Novag V.I.P. He claimed it played about 1600. I recall offering him everything, but the kitchen sink, in trade for that machine. As far as I know, he still has it. I borrowed it for a time and matched it against Sargon III on my Apple IIe at 3Mhtz. Sargon III had an excellent book library, which was amazing considering it all came on one 360k 5 1/4" floppy! Sargon would totally destroy the hand-held. Sargon III was a great program. I wonder what ever happened to Dan & Kathe Spracklen. They are also listed as authors in my Par Excellence manual. Best Regards, Les W.
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