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Fidelity Chess Challenger Manual

Fidelity Micro Chess Challenger User Manual
Fidelity Chess Challenger Instructions
Fidelity Chess Challenger Manual
CHESSTER CHALLENGER Model 6120 BY FIDELITY ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED 2100 By the U. CHESS COMPUTER RATING AGENCY Natural sounding synthesized voice feature allows you to choose from the following selection modes: CHESSTER makes sarcastic comments during the game.
Chesster Chess Challenger: Model 6120: Owner's Manual and Instruction Booklet: Contributor: Fidelity Electronics International Inc: Publisher: Fidelity Electronics Internat. Export Citation: BiBTeX EndNote RefMan.
Fidelity Electronics, Mephisto, Saitek Industries and Excalibur. If you have a question about any of these operation manuals. Call 1-800-634-4692. Designer Chess Challenger Manual - Model 6102, 6103. Designer Display Chess Challenger Manual - Model 6105, 6106. After playing for a while, I discovered that if Chess Challenger responsed to e2-e4 with e7-e7 from its random opening book, it could always be beaten at Level 1 through the game shown below. How to crack mirc. As depicted on the corresponding photo, the Chess Challenger would admit its defeat by flashing all 64 red indicators.
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Fidelity Micro Chess Challenger User Manual
Fidelity Chess Challenger Instructions
Fidelity Chess Challenger Manual
CHESSTER CHALLENGER Model 6120 BY FIDELITY ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED 2100 By the U. CHESS COMPUTER RATING AGENCY Natural sounding synthesized voice feature allows you to choose from the following selection modes: CHESSTER makes sarcastic comments during the game.
Chesster Chess Challenger: Model 6120: Owner's Manual and Instruction Booklet: Contributor: Fidelity Electronics International Inc: Publisher: Fidelity Electronics Internat. Export Citation: BiBTeX EndNote RefMan.
Fidelity Electronics, Mephisto, Saitek Industries and Excalibur. If you have a question about any of these operation manuals. Call 1-800-634-4692. Designer Chess Challenger Manual - Model 6102, 6103. Designer Display Chess Challenger Manual - Model 6105, 6106. After playing for a while, I discovered that if Chess Challenger responsed to e2-e4 with e7-e7 from its random opening book, it could always be beaten at Level 1 through the game shown below. How to crack mirc. As depicted on the corresponding photo, the Chess Challenger would admit its defeat by flashing all 64 red indicators.
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Fidelity Electronics (Fidelity International Inc.),
was an American hearing-aid manufacturing company, founded in 1959, and in March 1970 purchased by Sidney and Myron Samole[2] . Among its other cutting-edge technology, Fidelity Electronics produced high-tech, bio-medical products, such as myo-electric hands, prostheses that could actually be controlled by the brain impulses of amputees. Since 1976, Fidelity Electronics developed and produced dedicated chess computers. Eclipse medical billing software.
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Director of Engineering: Ron Nelson
Kathe and Dan SpracklendebuggingChallenger with Apple IIin-circuit emulator[4]
Sidney Samole was the man who dreamed, patented and produced the first commercial chess computer. He closely cooperated with Ron Nelson and later with Dan and Kathe Spracklen. He was credited with inventing the first commercial electronic chess game in the 1970s after watching a Star Trek episode [5] . It seems that he actually had the idea but it was Ron Nelson who really created the machine, called Fidelity Chess Challenger 1[6][7] . After building three working models and four non-working models, Sidney Samole decided to promote his new brainchild at Chicago'sConsumer Electronics Show in January 1977[8] . Fidelity prospered. In fact, it seems that the success of the Fidelity Chess Challenger 7 computer [9] , which sold about 600,000 units was responsible for the move from Chicago, Illinois to MiamiFlorida in January 1981. Fidelity also produced computerized Bridge, Checkers, and Othello games. Fidelity manufactured all its games in the US.
By 1989, a recession was in the wind, and Sidney Samole was sensitive to its warning breezes. He sold Fidelity Electronics at the top of its value to Hegener & Glaser. Sidney's son, Shane Samole, who already started Fidelity Canada in 1984 [10] took a loan from his father and started Excalibur Electronics in 1992. Sidney Samole died on July 30, 2000 [11] .
Fidelity chess computers won the first four World Microcomputer Chess Championships: Chess Challenger won in London 1980, Fidelity X in Travemünde 1981, Elite A/S in Budapest 1983, and Elite X in Glasgow 1984. Moreover, they won the four United States Open Computer Chess Championships, all held in Mobile, Alabama, in 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988 (Chessmaster 2100) . A remarkable performance is its first place in the ACM 1988 Championship, tied with Deep Thought.
ProgrammersRon Nelson, Kathe and Dan Spracklen were Samole's protégés and 'house' programmers. Nelson programs were all Intel8080 or ZilogZ80 based, while the Spracklens relied on MOS Technology6502 and later on Motorola68000 and successors. Soon after Samole sold Fidelity to Hegener & Glaser, some more programmers were associated with Fidelity chess computers.
 Author List of computers [12]
Kaare DanielsenDanielsen, Kaare
Frank Duason
Ed English
Richard LangLang, Richard
Ron NelsonNelson, Ron
Frans MorschMorsch, Frans
Eric van Riet PaapVan Riet Paap, Eric
Dan SpracklenSpracklen, Dan & Kathe
Kathe SpracklenSpracklen, Dan & Kathe
Mark TaylorTaylor, Mark
MiscTom Fürstenberg[13]
Florian Glaser since 1989
Manfred Hegener since 1989
David Levy[14]
Fidelity had various brand names for their chess computers, most notably Chess Challenger. While competing at official tournaments, development- or experimental versions were called Fidelity X or Challenger X. 
Schachcomputer: Markt und Müll, Der Spiegel 49/1979, December 03, 1979, (German) pdf
Schachcomputer: Tricks und Trug, Der Spiegel 50/1980, December 08, 1980, (German) pdf
Göran Grottling (1988). Thank you Mister Spock! Ein Interview mit Sid Samole.Modul 4/88, pp. 36-38 (German), pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis
Lev Alburt and Al Lawrence (2000). 'How About a Nice Game of Chess?' - Any Time. Sidney Samole (1935-2000). Chess Café, October 17, 2000, pdf
The Fidelity vs. ICD/Your Move Lawsuit.. The Epic by Steven Schwartz, CCC, October 19, 2000 » ICD Corporation
Ron Nelson by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, December 23, 2015 » Sidney Samole
Fidelity and Fast Hardware by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, December 31, 2015Fidelity Micro Chess Challenger User ManualFidelityFidelity Chess Challenger InstructionsFidelity Electronics from chesscomputers.org
Fidelity Electronic Chess Computers from The Spacious Mind
Fidelity | Photo collection by Chewbanta
Fidelity .The Golden Years | Photo collection by Chewbanta
Search Fidelity from the Mastering the Game exhibition and on-line collection from The Computer History Museum
Fidelity from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
Die Geschichte der Firma Fidelity - Teil 1 by Alwin Gruber, Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
Die Geschichte der Firma Fidelity - Teil 2 by Alwin Gruber, Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
Die Geschichte der Firma Fidelity - Teil 3 by Alwin Gruber, Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
Die Geschichte der Firma Fidelity - Teil 4 by Alwin Gruber, Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
ICGA TournamentsChess Computers Year Product Link(s) [15][16] Author(s) Processor Tournaments
 1977Fidelity Chess Challenger 1
Fidelity Chess Challenger (CC1)
Fidelity Chess Challenger 1Ron Nelson8080
Fidelity Chess Challenger 3
Chess Challenger 3, CC1 vs CC3Ron Nelson8080, 2 MHz
 1978Fidelity Chess Challenger 10Ron NelsonZ80, 4 MHz
 1979Fidelity Chess Challenger 7Ron NelsonZ80
Fidelity Chess Challenger VoiceRon NelsonZ80, 4 MHz
 1980Fidelity Sensory 8Ron NelsonZ80, 4 MHz
Fidelity Voice Sensory Chess ChallengerRon NelsonZ80, 4 MHz
Fidelity Decorator ChallengerRon NelsonZ80, 4 MHz
 1981Fidelity Chess Challenger Mini SensoryRon Nelson80C50, 6 MHz
Fidelity Champion Sensory Chess ChallengerDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 2 MHzWMCCC 1980, 1st
 1982Fidelity Super 9 Sensory Chess Challenger
Fidelity Super 9Dan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 2 MHz
Fidelity USCF Special Edition
Fidelity USCF Special EditionDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 2.5 MHz
Fidelity Elite Champion Sensory Chess Challenger
Fidelity Elite ChampionDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 4 MHzWMCCC 1981, 1st
Fidelity EleganceDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 3, 3.6 MHz
Fidelity Prestige
Fidelity PrestigeDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 4 MHz
 1983Fidelity Playmatic SDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 3.1 MHz
Fidelity Elite A/S BudapestDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 3.2 MHzWMCCC 1983, 1st
Fidelity PoppyRon NelsonZ80, 4 MHz
 1984Fidelity Elite A/S GlasgowDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 3.6, 4 MHzWMCCC 1984, 1st
Fidelity Sensory 12Dan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 3, 4 MHz
Fidelity Septennial Chess Challenger
Fidelity Champion SeptennialDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 3 MHz
Fidelity Elite PrivatDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 5 MHz
 1985Fidelity ClassicRon NelsonZ80, 4 MHz
Fidelity ExcellenceDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 3, 4, 5 MHz
 1986Fidelity Silver BulletRon NelsonZ80
Fidelity Elite Avant GardeDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 5 MHz
Fidelity Elite Avant Garde 2100Dan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 6 MHz
Fidelity Par ExcellenceDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 5 MHz
Chess Challenger XDan and Kathe Spracklen
Ron Nelson, Danny KopecZ80, 16 x 68000ACM 1986, 7th
Fidelity XDan and Kathe Spracklen
Danny Kopec68020ACM 1986, 10th
 1987Fidelity The GambitRon Nelson80C50, 6 MHz
Fidelity Gambit VoiceRon NelsonZ80, 4 MHz
Fidelity Excel 68000Dan and Kathe Spracklen68000, 12 MHz
Fidelity Excel 68000 Mach IIDan and Kathe Spracklen68000, 12 MHz
 1988Fidelity Excel DisplayDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 3 MHz
Fidelity Designer 2000Dan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 3 MHz
Fidelity PhantomDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 5 MHz
Fidelity Designer 2100 DisplayDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 6 MHz
Chess Challenger X[17]Dan and Kathe Spracklen
Ron Nelson68030ACM 1988, 2nd
Fidelity Excel Mach IIIDan and Kathe Spracklen68000
 1989Fidelity Elite Avant Garde V2Dan and Kathe Spracklen68000, 16 MHz
Fidelity Elite Avant Garde V6Dan and Kathe Spracklen68020, 20 MHz
Fidelity Excel Mach IVDan and Kathe Spracklen68020, 20 MHzAegon 1989
Fidelity Elite Avant Garde V9Dan and Kathe Spracklen68030, 32 MHz
Fidelity X[18]Dan and Kathe Spracklen68030[19]WCCC 1989, 6th
Fidelity Chess CardDavid Levy, Mark TaylorHMCS40, 0.5 MHz, 4 Bit
Fidelity Chess PalDavid Levy, Mark TaylorHMCS40, 0.6 MHz, 4 Bit
 1990Fidelity Elite Avant Garde V10[20]Dan and Kathe Spracklen68040, 25 MHz
Fidelity Chesster Challenger, Kishon Chesster
Fidelity Chesster Phantom EyeballDan and Kathe Spracklen6502, 5Mhz
65C02, 3.6 MHz
Fidelity Designer 1500Ron NelsonZ80, 4 MHz
Fidelity Designer 2265 MasterDan and Kathe Spracklen68000, 16 MHz
Fidelity MarauderEric van Riet PaapM50743, 8 MHz
Fidelity GenesisKaare Danielsen6301V, 7.2 MHz
 1991Fidelity TinyEric van Riet PaapM50743, 8 MHz
Fidelity Chess Challenger MicroDavid Levy, Mark TaylorHMCS40, 0.6 MHz, 4 Bit
Fidelity Designer 2325 MasterDan and Kathe Spracklen68020, 20 MHz
 1992Fidelity Travel MasterFrans MorschH8/330, 10 MHz
Fidelity EldoradoRon Nelson80C49, 6 MHz, 8 Bit
Fidelity Elite Premiere
Fidelity Elite PremiereDan and Kathe Spracklen,
Richard Lang68000, 16 MHz
 1994Fidelity Elite Avant Garde V11
Fidelity Elite Avant Garde V.11Dan and Kathe Spracklen68060, 75 MHz
↑Fidelity Electronics from Wikipedia
↑The Fidelity Story, Image hosted by Schachcomputer.info Wiki
↑16.Fidelity .The Golden Years | Flickr - Fotosharing by Chewbanta
↑John D. Ferguson (1983). In-Circuit Emulation for the Apple II Computer. Byte Magazine, September 1983, pdf
↑Göran Grottling (1988). Thank you Mister Spock! Ein Interview mit Sid Samole.Modul 4/88, pp. 36-38 (German), pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis
↑Fidelity Chess Challenger 1 from chesscomputers.org
↑Fidelity Chess Challenger (CC1) from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
↑Lev Alburt and Al Lawrence (2000). 'How About a Nice Game of Chess?' - Any Time. Sidney Samole (1935-2000). Chess Café, October 17, 2000, pdf
↑Fidelity Chess Challenger 7 from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
↑Fidelity Electronics Inc. - About Us
↑The Editor (2000). SIDNEY SAMOLE (1935-2000). ICGA JournalVol. 23, No. 4 - December 2000
↑Schachcomputer.info Wiki
↑Furstenberg (Dutch)
↑Levy, David from Schachcomputer.info Wiki
↑Fidelity from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
↑Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
↑Monty Newborn and Danny Kopec (1989). Results of The Nineteenth ACM North American Computer Chess Championship, in The Twentieth ACM North American Computer Chess Championship from The Computer History Museum, pdf
↑Fidelity X chess computer at the 6th World Chess Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, The Computer History Museum
↑Kings Move - Welcome to the 1989 AGT World Computer Chess Championship. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Courtesy of Peter Jennings, from The Computer History Museum, pdf
↑Frederic Friedel (1990). Elektronischer Sekundant ein Fidelity-Computer bei der Schach-WM in New-York. Computerschach und Spiele 6/90 (German)
Fidelity Chess Challenger Manual Retrieved from 'https://www.chessprogramming.org/index.php?title=Fidelity_Electronics&oldid=21417' 

Author	List of computers ^[12]
Kaare Danielsen	Danielsen, Kaare
Frank Duason
Ed English
Richard Lang	Lang, Richard
Ron Nelson	Nelson, Ron
Frans Morsch	Morsch, Frans
Eric van Riet Paap	Van Riet Paap, Eric
Dan Spracklen	Spracklen, Dan & Kathe
Kathe Spracklen	Spracklen, Dan & Kathe
Mark Taylor	Taylor, Mark

Year	Product Link(s) ^[15]^[16]	Author(s)	Processor	Tournaments
1977	Fidelity Chess Challenger 1 Fidelity Chess Challenger (CC1) Fidelity Chess Challenger 1	Ron Nelson	8080
Fidelity Chess Challenger 3 Chess Challenger 3, CC1 vs CC3	Ron Nelson	8080, 2 MHz
1978	Fidelity Chess Challenger 10	Ron Nelson	Z80, 4 MHz
1979	Fidelity Chess Challenger 7	Ron Nelson	Z80
Fidelity Chess Challenger Voice	Ron Nelson	Z80, 4 MHz
1980	Fidelity Sensory 8	Ron Nelson	Z80, 4 MHz
Fidelity Voice Sensory Chess Challenger	Ron Nelson	Z80, 4 MHz
Fidelity Decorator Challenger	Ron Nelson	Z80, 4 MHz
1981	Fidelity Chess Challenger Mini Sensory	Ron Nelson	80C50, 6 MHz
Fidelity Champion Sensory Chess Challenger	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 2 MHz	WMCCC 1980, 1st
1982	Fidelity Super 9 Sensory Chess Challenger Fidelity Super 9	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 2 MHz
Fidelity USCF Special Edition Fidelity USCF Special Edition	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 2.5 MHz
Fidelity Elite Champion Sensory Chess Challenger Fidelity Elite Champion	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 4 MHz	WMCCC 1981, 1st
Fidelity Elegance	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 3, 3.6 MHz
Fidelity Prestige Fidelity Prestige	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 4 MHz
1983	Fidelity Playmatic S	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 3.1 MHz
Fidelity Elite A/S Budapest	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 3.2 MHz	WMCCC 1983, 1st
Fidelity Poppy	Ron Nelson	Z80, 4 MHz
1984	Fidelity Elite A/S Glasgow	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 3.6, 4 MHz	WMCCC 1984, 1st
Fidelity Sensory 12	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 3, 4 MHz
Fidelity Septennial Chess Challenger Fidelity Champion Septennial	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 3 MHz
Fidelity Elite Privat	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 5 MHz
1985	Fidelity Classic	Ron Nelson	Z80, 4 MHz
Fidelity Excellence	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 3, 4, 5 MHz
1986	Fidelity Silver Bullet	Ron Nelson	Z80
Fidelity Elite Avant Garde	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 5 MHz
Fidelity Elite Avant Garde 2100	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 6 MHz
Fidelity Par Excellence	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 5 MHz
Chess Challenger X	Dan and Kathe Spracklen Ron Nelson, Danny Kopec	Z80, 16 x 68000	ACM 1986, 7th
Fidelity X	Dan and Kathe Spracklen Danny Kopec	68020	ACM 1986, 10th
1987	Fidelity The Gambit	Ron Nelson	80C50, 6 MHz
Fidelity Gambit Voice	Ron Nelson	Z80, 4 MHz
Fidelity Excel 68000	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	68000, 12 MHz
Fidelity Excel 68000 Mach II	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	68000, 12 MHz
1988	Fidelity Excel Display	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 3 MHz
Fidelity Designer 2000	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 3 MHz
Fidelity Phantom	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 5 MHz
Fidelity Designer 2100 Display	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 6 MHz
Chess Challenger X^[17]	Dan and Kathe Spracklen Ron Nelson	68030	ACM 1988, 2nd
Fidelity Excel Mach III	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	68000
1989	Fidelity Elite Avant Garde V2	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	68000, 16 MHz
Fidelity Elite Avant Garde V6	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	68020, 20 MHz
Fidelity Excel Mach IV	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	68020, 20 MHz	Aegon 1989
Fidelity Elite Avant Garde V9	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	68030, 32 MHz
Fidelity X^[18]	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	68030^[19]	WCCC 1989, 6th
Fidelity Chess Card	David Levy, Mark Taylor	HMCS40, 0.5 MHz, 4 Bit
Fidelity Chess Pal	David Levy, Mark Taylor	HMCS40, 0.6 MHz, 4 Bit
1990	Fidelity Elite Avant Garde V10^[20]	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	68040, 25 MHz
Fidelity Chesster Challenger, Kishon Chesster Fidelity Chesster Phantom Eyeball	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	6502, 5Mhz 65C02, 3.6 MHz
Fidelity Designer 1500	Ron Nelson	Z80, 4 MHz
Fidelity Designer 2265 Master	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	68000, 16 MHz
Fidelity Marauder	Eric van Riet Paap	M50743, 8 MHz
Fidelity Genesis	Kaare Danielsen	6301V, 7.2 MHz
1991	Fidelity Tiny	Eric van Riet Paap	M50743, 8 MHz
Fidelity Chess Challenger Micro	David Levy, Mark Taylor	HMCS40, 0.6 MHz, 4 Bit
Fidelity Designer 2325 Master	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	68020, 20 MHz
1992	Fidelity Travel Master	Frans Morsch	H8/330, 10 MHz
Fidelity Eldorado	Ron Nelson	80C49, 6 MHz, 8 Bit
Fidelity Elite Premiere Fidelity Elite Premiere	Dan and Kathe Spracklen, Richard Lang	68000, 16 MHz
1994	Fidelity Elite Avant Garde V11 Fidelity Elite Avant Garde V.11	Dan and Kathe Spracklen	68060, 75 MHz