Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 21:28:27 04/11/00
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On April 10, 2000 at 22:10:42, stuart taylor wrote:
>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?)
Yes, the endgame module for the Chafitz chess computer was called Capablanca.
>>>Prodigy
>>>Scisys Mark V
>>>Philidor Module??
From David Levy's company. There was another one called "The Regence".
Christophe
>>>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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