Author: stuart taylor
Date: 19:10:42 04/10/00
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On April 09, 2000 at 10:12:44, Georg Langrath wrote: > > >On April 08, 2000 at 22:22:47, D Ridge wrote: > >> >>The other day I was trying to remember all the dedicated chess computers I have >>owned since my first Chess Challenger 7 in 1978. I think it goes something like >>this in rough chronological order. >> >>Some of the names escape me… >> >>Chess Challenger 7 >>Boris/Sargon 2.5 >>Morphy Module (wasn’t there an opening and endgame module too?) >>Prodigy >>Scisys Mark V >>Philidor Module?? >>Scisys Executive >>Some LCD piece of crap from Mattell (circa early 80s) >>2 or 3 radio shack units (early 80s) >>Sensory Challenger 8 >>Sensory Challenger 9 >>Sensory Elite?? >>Novag Constellation >>Super Constellation >>Sapphire II >>Karpov Grandmaster >>Jasper >>Travel Champion 2100 >>GK2100 >>Opal Plus >>Avalon >> >>I’m sure there’s another 3 or 4 I can’t remember. >> >>Not to mention a dozen or more pieces of software. >> >>Wow!…I’m one sick puppy! >> >>Of all these units the one that stands out the most in my mind, even after close >>to twenty years is the Scisys Mark V. What a unique unit. I remember traveling >>to the Your Move old location to pick it up. >> >>I’d like to hear from some of you old timers out there. Take a trip down >>computer chess memory lane with me and let me know what you remember most about >>those exciting years from the late 70s to the mid 80s. >> >>Steve…any interesting war stories from those days? >> >>David > >I really agree with you that those old chesscomputers was something special. It >is very convenient with software on pc, but the old chesscomputers had a soul, >that software do not have. I have had about ten, so you are not the only sick >puppy. And here you really have a kindred spirit: >http://members.chello.at/kispert/homepage.htm > >Georg They seemed to have a soul because you paid alot for it, and then you were stuck with it and you couldn't afford not to enjoy it and become very familiar with it. S.Taylor
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