Author: Steve B
Date: 05:35:53 06/19/05
Applied Concepts was one of the first companies on the scene in the early 1980's making chess computers they invented the modular concept with their snap in program modules which could be replaced rather then have to buy an entirely new computer the modular concept was used for smaller boards and their large wooden boards Fidelity,Novag and Scisys never made much use of this concept while they did provide modules for larger opening books and great game collections they never offered upgraded programs in modular form to any significant extent,preferring to sell entire units rather then just upgraded programs Mephisto made the most use of this concept only selling three basic boards (Modular,Exclusive and Munchen) which could take dozens of upgraded program modules however even a trail blazer like Applied Concept's occasionally would fall back to non upgradeable computers two examples are the Morphy Encore and the Prodigy these computers could not be upgraded the Prodigy was another trail blazer onto itself in that it was the first portable computer to offer a dual input move system of keyboard and peg sensory considered a highly collectable computer today, in came in two versions the Prodigy proper: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=c0f3&.dnm=44f7.jpg&.src=ph and the Destiny Mini Master: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=c0f3&.dnm=c507.jpg&.src=ph i wonder if anyone notices a difference(if any) in the two?? Destined To Collect Regards Steve
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