Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 09:23:52 08/29/05
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On August 29, 2005 at 08:06:59, Dick Schneiders wrote: >On August 29, 2005 at 07:36:01, Steve B wrote: > >>Congratulations to Dick Schneiders for being the first member to correctly name >>the CXG Advanced Star Chess >> >>Kudos to members Mark Rawlings and Terry McCracken (sadly missing the win by a >>mere 24 minutes)for also providing the correct answer >> >> >>released nearly 20 years ago in 1986 by Newcrest/CXG ,the Advanced Star Chess >>was rated in the mid 1500's (Elo) and ran on a 6301 Processor at 8 Mhz >> >>it offered four different paying styles(typical of many of the high end CXG >>computers) >> >>it had a full Library feature and game save function.. >>all remarkable features for a portable in 1986 >> >>Best Regards >>Steve > >Thanks, Steve. > >I finally was able to get my "guess" in early enough to have a chance. It truly >was a guess, as I didn't really have any definitive knowledge to base it on. > >I really appreciate this, especially since I don't have one of these computers. >Now I need to find a box! :-) > >Your generosity in doing these "Give Away Contests" almost inspires me to try >and do the same. I say "almost" for two reasons - my knowledge of chess >computer history is so limited that it would be very difficult for me to come up >with any question that would cause any collector pause. The other reason is >that my duplicates currently are a Fidelity Phantom 6100 and a couple of lousy >Fidelity CC1's. I can't see giving away a Phantom and I doubt anybody would be >interested in one of the ancient, low tech CC1's. ;-) > >I will report on the Advanced Star Chess when it arrives. > >Basking In The Glow Of Winning Regards, > >Dick Schneiders Congratulations, I knew you had this one in the bag;-) Terry
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