Author: Mihaly Szalai
Date: 06:21:58 05/22/05
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On May 22, 2005 at 09:12:40, Steve B wrote: > >>Hi Steve, >> >>it says that this is a 68,000 microprocessor on 16 MHz and about 2000 Elo >>strong. >>I saw a Fidelity Phantom ad in an old chess mag with a 6502 proc and 2100 Elo. >>The ratings system has changed since 1988? >> >>I scanned the ad for you: http://misimatt.freeweb.hu/pic/phantom.jpg > >hi Mihaly > >thanks for the ad >i have added it to my archives of printed material on the old computers > >the Phantoms rating is a USCF rating(United States Chess Federation) which is >not the same as Elo >2100 USCF is about 1850-1900 Elo >also, all dedicated computers had their ratings reduced by 100 points in 2000 by >the SSDF >this was supposedly done because of ratings inflation >all of the computers released before 2000 were therefore reduced by 100 points >and most were not retested > >Keeper of records Regards >Steve Thank you, Steve! This USCF thing escaped my attention... You should post some of your best games here now and then. (With anti-anti-anti-dedicated strategy applied, of course...;) Mihaly
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