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Subject: Re: Chess Computer "Boris"

Author: Steve B

Date: 12:55:31 04/17/05

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On April 17, 2005 at 15:45:43, Alan Grotier wrote:

> This is an interesting chess machine.
>In the late 1970's the Police film "Cruising" a young Al Pacino is asked by his
>detective superiour to go underground to find a killer.
>During this meeting the dective is playing chess against "Boris"
>
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3284&item=5768355477&rd=1

ah yes
the ever popular and commonly seen Walnut Boris
the first computer to display messages to the player(such as...i see you have
played before..etc)
fairly common peasant fare but the Boris Master is a bit harder to find

should sell for about $50 bucks or less without its far rarer box

Peasant Regards
Steve








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