Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 18:19:13 01/21/99
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On January 20, 1999 at 17:50:20, Charlie GOLD wrote: > Voice Chess Challenger, 1980 has all the features of VCC of 1979 and that >of CCS8 of 1980 plus random play, chess teacher, display screen for move and >time, 64 book openings, greatest GM games(64), and printer capability. Operates >only on mains. ROM: 20K, RAM: 2K, MHz: 2. > Champion VCC, late 1980 has all the features of the VCC above except >teacher, plus take back(39ply), monitor mode, mate in 4, hint. It was the winner >of the FIRST World Micro Computer Championship in London-1980. Also, the first >to use the 6502 chip. Prior to this time a Z80 chip was used. ROM: 28K, RAM: 2K, >MHz: 3. Maybe it should be added here that Champion was the first program that the Spracklen made for Fidelity and was a qualitative jump, as much Champion was pretty strong, in fact a lot lot stronger than his predecesors, programmed by Ron Nelson. I thinks Cjhampion was the very first dedicated unit chess machine really strong in a serious level of at laest a B player or even A player. fernando > Mini Chess Challenger, 1981 is a peg-in sensory pocket portable with >coordinate LEDS. It has 4 playing levels, halt, sound control, position >verification, mate in 2, and accepts 4 different cartridges for different styles >of play. Operates on mains/batteries.
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