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Subject: Re: Looking for opinions on tabletop and handheld chess games.

Author: Ray

Date: 10:41:52 08/01/05

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On August 01, 2005 at 11:26:19, Steve B wrote:

>hi Ray
>man would i love to see that
>a tabletop with large lcd pieces

Not necessarily LCD.  Similar.  Black and white.

>the only thing close to that was a computer released way back in 1981 called the
>Novag Savant
>it used a touch screen to move the pieces but had a very high defect rate and
>today no known Savant exists in perfect working condition

Was there one common defect??  An Achilles heel??

>there were  tabletops released that had a combination of a pressure sensory
>board and a small LCD screen to show the pieces but this is different than just
>having LCD pieces would be much larger in size

Are you referring to something like the Ivan ll "The Conqueror" from Excalibur??

>i would not even mind a touch screen with pen activation like seen in many PDA's
>
>
>i think it would be a big seller for those interested in dedicated chess
>computers
>
>Best
>Steve

Thanks for the comments!!

Ray



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