Author: Terry Giles
Date: 11:43:29 03/02/05
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On March 02, 2005 at 14:40:48, Terry Giles wrote: >On March 02, 2005 at 14:18:07, Steve B wrote: > >> Will pieces from other auto-sensory boards, like the Mephisto >>>Exclusive, work on the President? >>> >>>I don't know how these A/S boards work, so don't know what I need to do for a >>>replacement pawn. >> >>hi Dick >>in general unless the computer is a piece recognition computer(such as the >>Mephisto Bavaria or Tasc Computers)there should be no problem with using any >>other magnetic piece with your President >> >>almost all auto-sensory board's works by way of a Reed switch which is >>activated whenever a magnet it placed over it >> >>so as long as the missing piece is not too big or small for the board there will >>be no problem using another piece >> >>Steve > >Hi guys, > >I could be wrong here, but my understanding was that the auto-board machines >relied on chess pieces with embedded coils in them. Each piece had a coil >winding which identified it, thus ensuring that one could easily set up a >position without having to key anything into the machine regarding which piece >was where. Obviously piece recognition is not a problem at the start of a game >as the machine only needs to keep track of where a piece or pawn has moved from >its initial square. > >Terry Oops, sorry Steve, I've just realised that you've clarified this issue regarding the Mephisto Bavaria or Tasc Computers. Doh! Terry
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