Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 06:58:40 01/25/04
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On January 25, 2004 at 09:45:02, steven blincoe wrote: >hi Bob > >here is some real Nostalgia for you > >i remember bringing home the first dedicated chess computer from the store >it was early 1978 and we were having a pretty good winter storm >i shelled out nearly $300 for it >in todays dollars this is about $500 today > >it was the Fidelity Chess Challenger > >i remember how excited i was to actually be able to play chess against an >opponent at any time of the day or night > >of course reality soon set in when i realized the computer could basicaly just >make legal moves,would not castle and played a generally weak game >(600-700 ELO) > >I still have that first chess computer and it still works just fine > >who knows..perhaps one day soon i will be able to beat it >:)) > >1978 regards >Steve > > > > >> >>Bob D. Yes, I too had one of those but I vaguely recall that there was something earlier than that model. What do you suppose was the very first publicly available dedicated chess-playing machine? I'm not asking about the experimental vacuum tube machines but instead about the toys sold in stores. Bob D.
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