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Subject: Re: Are there any Big Autosensory Dedicated Chess Computers out there?

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 07:01:28 03/22/01

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On March 21, 2001 at 15:24:51, Lin Harper wrote:

>On March 21, 2001 at 13:20:06, Frank Wolf wrote:
>
>>About 10 years ago you could by a very nice, large board (2" squares)
>>autosensory chess computer by Mephisto with a Lang program.  Is there anything
>>like that for sale now?  If so where?
>
>   I've got a Novag Expert  circa 1985, still in original condition
> and working like the day I bought it. A beautiful machine, and I'll
> always bring it out for a game. I can understand you looking for one,
> there's still something in having physical pieces in front of you.
>   I can recommend Novag products for reliability, and in contrast to
> the Fidelity machines, Novag gave most of their playing strength on
> the quick levels.
>   Being in a large wooden case, the machine also has 'furniture' value,
> and is a conversation piece.

He He,
I still have a Fidelity Prestige that was upgraded to the Mach IV.  I also have
the Mephisto Munchen S with about 3 different sets of modules to plug into it.
A lot of money went into those dedicated machines.  We're talking thousands
here!
Jim



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