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Subject: Re: First Commercial Chess Computer

Author: D Ridge

Date: 18:14:42 09/08/02

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On September 08, 2002 at 21:13:27, D Ridge wrote:

>On September 08, 2002 at 20:09:39, Les Fernandez wrote:
>
>>On September 08, 2002 at 10:27:25, D Ridge wrote:
>>
>>>On September 08, 2002 at 10:04:53, bryan whitby wrote:
>>>
>>>>Was the Fidelity Chess Challenger 1 the first commercial dedicated chess
>>>>computer or was there something before that ?
>>>
>>>Yes it was...I'm a collector of vintage chess computers and have one in my
>>>collection. I was the very first, brought to market in late 1976.
>>>
>>>David
>>Dave I thought that Boris in the wooden cigar like box was first to market??
>>
>>Les
>Nope...got that one too...Boris Walnut hit the market in 1978 with slightly
>updated version, the Boris Master, coming out in 79.
>
>David

Of course, both units played as well as a drunken chimp.

David



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