In fact, it seems that the success of the Fidelity Chess Challenger 7 computer, which sold about 600,000 units was responsible for the move from Chicago, Illinois to Miami Florida in January 1981. Fidelity also produced computerized Bridge, Checkers, and Othello games. SENSORY CHESS CHALLENGER '12B', model 6086, electronic chess game by Fidelity Computer Products, undated but online sources put it as 1984. This large and heavy chess computer is the rarer upgrade of the 1983 CHALLENGER '12' model, recognizable by the large 'B' stamped on the outer box and the '12B' notation on the game board. Although the Fidelity Chesster Challenger is based on the Fidelity Designer 2100 there are a number of important differences. Firstly the clock speed is 5 MHz rather than 6 MHz. The opening book is 16,000 ply and designed for variety compared with the 28,000 ply opening book of the Fidelity Designer 2100, and the narrower optimised 16,000 ply opening book of the Fidelity Par Excellence. Helpful chess colll)uter specifica ly designed for both beginning and advanced chess pl dyers. Fidelity's state-of-the-art technology pro- Vides you th an amazing computerized opponent that plays chess with skill and cunning, yet al Ious you to control the level Of diffi- culty. The sensory playing surface enables the computer to automa.
| Fidelity Chesster Challenger | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Fidelity | Launch Year | 1990 | |||||||||
| Elo | 1885 | Price | $159 | |||||||||
| Programmer | Dan & Kathe Spracklen | BT-2450 | 1763 | |||||||||
| Processor | 6502 | BT-2630 | ||||||||||
| Processor Type | 8 Bit | Colditz | ||||||||||
| Clock | 5 MHz | Depth of Search | ||||||||||
| RAM | 8 KB | Display | No | |||||||||
| ROM | 32 KB + 128 KB Sprachausgabe | Move Input | Touch Sensory Board | |||||||||
| Opening Book | 12,000 ply | Move Output | 16 edge LEDs | |||||||||
| Playing Levels | 25 levels | |||||||||||
| Dimensions | 30 x 30 x 2.5 cm / Chessboard 20 x 20 cm / King height 5 cm | |||||||||||
| Power Supply | 4 AA batteries, Adaptor = HGN 5001 | |||||||||||
| Related to | Fidelity Chesster Phantom , Fidelity Par Excellence , Fidelity Designer 2100 | |||||||||||
| Other | 200 ply takeback | |||||||||||
|
Fidelity Chess Challenger
| Infos |
Although the Fidelity Chesster Challenger is based on the Fidelity Designer 2100 there are a number of important differences. Firstly the clock speed is 5 MHz rather than 6 MHz. The opening book is 16,000 ply and designed for variety compared with the 28,000 ply opening book of the Fidelity Designer 2100, and the narrower optimised 16,000 ply opening book of the Fidelity Par Excellence. Perhaps a more important difference is the Chesster's voice synthesizer chip and special speaker. Chesster has a vocabulary of over 300 words, which are combined into a large number of phrases. Pressing h1 at the start of the game will make Chesster go through the entire repetoire, which takes 10 minutes. The vocabulary is divided between Character Mode, Coach Mode, Demonstration Mode and Move Assistance Mode which are all selectable, individually or in combination. The vocabulary is the same as for the robot version, the Fidelity Chesster Phantom, with which it shares the 5 MHz clock speed and program. The German language version, the Kishon Chesster is believed to be based on the Designer 2000 running at 3.6 MHz. There is also a budget version called the Fidelity Little Chesster. Activate office 365 product key. There are two circuit boards shown in the photographs below. On the left is the Chesster Challenger and on the right the Fidelity Designer 2100 Display.
|
Fidelity Chess Challenger 12 Sx Ac Power Kit
Is there a web implementation of the Fidelity Chess Challenger?
If not, is there any software code available?
Fidelity Chess Challenger
| Infos |
Although the Fidelity Chesster Challenger is based on the Fidelity Designer 2100 there are a number of important differences. Firstly the clock speed is 5 MHz rather than 6 MHz. The opening book is 16,000 ply and designed for variety compared with the 28,000 ply opening book of the Fidelity Designer 2100, and the narrower optimised 16,000 ply opening book of the Fidelity Par Excellence. Perhaps a more important difference is the Chesster's voice synthesizer chip and special speaker. Chesster has a vocabulary of over 300 words, which are combined into a large number of phrases. Pressing h1 at the start of the game will make Chesster go through the entire repetoire, which takes 10 minutes. The vocabulary is divided between Character Mode, Coach Mode, Demonstration Mode and Move Assistance Mode which are all selectable, individually or in combination. The vocabulary is the same as for the robot version, the Fidelity Chesster Phantom, with which it shares the 5 MHz clock speed and program. The German language version, the Kishon Chesster is believed to be based on the Designer 2000 running at 3.6 MHz. There is also a budget version called the Fidelity Little Chesster. Activate office 365 product key. There are two circuit boards shown in the photographs below. On the left is the Chesster Challenger and on the right the Fidelity Designer 2100 Display.
|
Fidelity Chess Challenger 12 Sx Ac Power Kit
Is there a web implementation of the Fidelity Chess Challenger?
If not, is there any software code available?
I ask because had a Fidelity Chess Challenger in 1979, and used it frequently until it bugged out in 1984 and got tossed. Sadly I dont know the version, as there were at least ten, from ELO 800- >2000 probably at that time. But, still I imagine that many of us had a FCC too,and wonder after playing for years, where it stands in terms of strength. Memory can fool us. It would be fun to play it again.
Fidelity Chess Challenger 10
I do not need more stuff though. Also not interested in reasons why this should not be done, is dumb, or could just be accomplished by getting a used device. Thats not the point. Yes it is still possible to purchase the device, used on eBay. But realistically, you played against a program- Ron Nelsons software built partly on Altair I gather. It stands nearly toe to toe with Steve Wozniak's Apple I in terms of technical advance. Crack vocalign pro 4 windows 8.1. I would imagine that the logic was also the basis of other evolutions of product in other devices, and those implentations are also of interest. You can imagine the logic lives as a phylogeny of life, a tree of code, one derived from another, until Stockfish for example, each more impressive than the last.
The Fidelity Chess Challenger device had no idea where the pieces were on the board, except via history. That is, there are no unique chip sensors in each piece. That was the myth and magic. You could believe you were playing against a device that 'knew' where they were, almost human. But it had a history that it held in memory. So, if you made a wrong move, or even en passant, it would frequently ERR and you would have to stop. The move tree would then have a flaw and couldn't proceed programmaticaly. Nonetheless despite the flaws it was groundbreaking, the first commercial device of its kind, and beatable by regular players. I liked it a lot.
Today I seek the ghost of this machine. The first modern program with legitimate skills. The physical embodiment of the device was nice, but realistically the software program, as implemented on the web somewhere, would be awesome historically, and widely distributable to the world. I cannot find any version of it online however, without getting into a mess of emulators, forums, and backporting old drivers on new hardware. It's a morass to figure out. It seems insurmountable. But there are better coders than I out there. The spirit must have been captured, and archived somewhere. So I open the question here.
This call is an open post to port the programs FCC1-10, and X, to Javascript, wherever they may be. Sadly I might not be able to do it myself, and am considering organizing an effort to do so publically. It could then be dropped into a web portal, and playable by anyone. If there is a link to that, and it exists already as a code repo, or a binary, then even better. The logic could be rewritten. While fixing the flaws would be another level of effort, and would ruin the historic nature of it, thats part of the gestalt of this effort.
Chess Challenger 7
What's out there? How can it be moved forward? Can Fidelity Chess Challenger 1-10 be placed in a web page? Are there other historic ones that were derived from FCC that are available?
Fidelity Chess Challenger Instructions
Thanks!
