Author: John Merlino
Date: 09:22:29 01/24/05
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On January 24, 2005 at 10:45:41, Mark Young wrote: >On January 24, 2005 at 09:57:55, Steve B wrote: > >>Perhaps we can say this computer is the exact opposite if the term RARE >>however no anthology of the old computers could be complete without its >>inclusion >> >>The Fidelity Chess Challenger 7 remains to this day ,and most probably for all >>time, the largest selling chess computer ever made. >> >>programmed by Ron Nelson and released in 1979,it ran on the Z80 A processor at 4 >>MHz >>it had a small opening book of less then 100 positions and was rated at about >>1300 Elo >> >>the computer was constructed out of cheap plastic which enabled Fidelity to >>offer the computer to the buying public at the very attractive price of $100 >> >>buyers who were not serious chess players bought them up as gifts,or as >>curiosities,wanting the latest high-tech gizmo of the day. >>much the same as we see today with the Palm,Pocket,PDA,Blackberry(or is it >>Blueberry?)market. >> >> >>Fidelity wound up selling close to 700,000 units >> >>there are always at least 5-10 CC7'S available on Ebay on any given day: >> >>personally i always get a kick out of the photo on the CC7 box >> Dad and Son play chess while a loving and adoring Mom looks on approvingly and >>in marital bliss >> >>http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=3353&.dnm=4ef0.jpg&.src=ph >> >>whenever my Wife complains about my collection i always refer her to this photo >>her typical response..UH HUH >> >>Best >>Steve > >I think this a to computer I had as a kid. If I remember right, you could never >beat this machine. As it would show any checkmate on the computer as an ILLEGAL >move. :) I do have one of these, which still works quite well although it is missing one Black Pawn. However, I have no problem getting it to admit defeat. Of course, this means that it has a very poor engine, since I am an exceptionally poor player. :-) jm
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