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Subject: Re: Wanted: Old Fidelity Chess Computer Mach IV

Author: Alan Grotier

Date: 12:03:37 08/07/99

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On August 07, 1999 at 14:21:46, Fernando Villegas wrote:

>On August 07, 1999 at 08:25:26, Paulo Soares wrote:
>
>>On August 07, 1999 at 06:18:43, John Dijkstra wrote:
>>
>>>I am looking for an old Fidelity Mach IIIc or Mach IV to buy.
>>
>>Mach III, if I am not missed, was the first program to exceed
>>the 2000 rating in SSDF.
>>
>>Paulo Soares
>
>
>Nope. The first (2100 or so) was Par Excellence in 1986. But yes, it was also an
>Spracklen program as Mach series.
>fernando

Yes, But the Par Excellence was the worst program that Fidelity ever developed!
Very limited opening book,(adapted only to defeat Lang programs) features etc.

Alan.



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