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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner..And Yet Another Chesster Eyeball Phantom on Ebay..

Author: Steve B

Date: 14:16:45 03/28/05

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>Could you please explain the "eyeball" concept here? Is this a feature or a
>nickname?

sure
the computer had motion detectors or"eyes" that could determine movement in
front of the unit

it would auto power down after a fixed time if there was no movement in front of
it
also,it would greet the player when the player arrived in front of it and make a
comment when the player walked away

it employed the voice feature in combination  with the motion detectors to do
this

there was also a Chesster Phantom with no Eyes which had only the voice feature

here is a photo of the motion detectors or "eyes":
they are the two "eye like" circles in the front panel of the unit

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=3353&.dnm=c54c.jpg&.src=ph

Best
Steve



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