Author: stuart taylor
Date: 13:28:58 01/25/05
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On January 24, 2005 at 12:03:49, Steve B wrote: >> >>>The Fidelity Chess Challenger needs no introduction >>>Released in 1977, it was the very first dedicated chess computer available to >>>the buying public >> >>How can you say a thing like that? >>In Hamley's toy shop [London UK] (famous in the Princess Diana story) in about >>1974 there were about 3 dedicated chess computers on display for sale, and it >>was possible to play the display models, too. > >you are mistaken >the first chess computer EVER released for sale was the Fidelity Chess >Challenger >the year was 1977 >you must have your years confused > >there were however several chess computers that were released very soon after >the CC >the Datacash Compuchess-1977 >the Novag(JS&A)-MK1-1978 > >to name a few > >Steve > >Steve Well, I'm a personal witness. I cannot possibly be wrong about it! Funny! But I promise! This was in Europe, London UK. Maybe Americans believed something different. The year was 1974. S.Taylor
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