Author: Charlie GOLD
Date: 16:33:55 06/14/00
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On June 13, 2000 at 12:39:16, Mike S. wrote: >On June 12, 2000 at 16:38:21, Ian Osgood wrote: > >>(...) >> [Correction: the Savant had a primitive LCD display which was not touch >>sensitive. There was a joypad button to move a cursor instead.] > >Are you sure...? The NOVAG Savant, a table top chess computer of 1981 (no >joypad), indeed had a touch sensitive LCD display. In 1982, the Savant II was >released, together with the famous "Robot Adversary" version of it. Maybe you >meant the Kasparov Chess Shadow, or the "Senator" (?). YES, THE SAVANT WAS/IS TOUCH SENSITIVE...I HAVE ONE!! A GREAT MACHINE OF ITS DAY WITH MANY FEATURES!! CHARLIE > >Regards, >M.Scheidl
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