Author: joseph r. coppola
Date: 14:09:13 01/21/99
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Thanks for the information on the Chess Challenger 7. Maybe you can help if I
give you the specifics. My keyboard looks like this:
RE CB CL EN
LV DM PB PV
A1 B2 C3 D4
E5 F6 G7 H8
I can use the algebraic keys to play a game, but don't know all the other
functions. For instance, CL=clear, EN=enter, LV=level, DM=double move, but as
for RE, CB, PB, and PV, I'm at a loss. Any idea what these abbreviations are
for?
On January 19, 1999 at 17:51:19, John Coffey wrote:
>On January 19, 1999 at 17:24:28, joseph r. coppola wrote:
>
>>Help!!! I am in possession of a very old model electronic chess computer called
>>the Chess Challenger 7 made by Fidelity Electronics. Unfortunately, I do not
>>have the instructional manual that accompanied the game. I am looking for a
>>copy of the manual or someone who can explain the keyboard entries. Thanks.
>
>The keyboard entries on this thing are pretty simple. (It has been a very
>long time - 20 years- since I had one of these so I don't remember everything.)
> But you enter the moves using algebraic notation. i.e. e2e4 means pawn in
>front of the king up two squares. I don't recall if there is an enter key or
>not but if try to make an illegal move it will display something like "????" or
>"----" to indicate that the move needs to be made again.
>
>I think (but not sure) that there is a clear button for clearing mis-entries.
>There is a double-move button which allows you to move for both sides or
>play against yourself if you want setup an opening or problem. (You have
>to hit DM before each move. Double Move might allow illegal moves for setting
>up problems.)
>
>I don't remember if there is a verify position or setup position other than
>double move.
>
>The levels on the thing were pretty peculiar in that the increased in this
>order .... 1, 2, 3, 7, 6, 4, 5. I think that 4 or 5 is "postal chess" mode
>that takes around 24 hours per move, but usually it takes less.
>
>John Coffey
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