Dedicated Chess Computers Of the 1980's

hi all i got a mephisto milano pro for sale in mint condition..on ebay one was sold for 325 dollars..its a rare machine with unique agrassive tactical style...very strong..2150 real ELo not manufacturer bs... let me know if  you are interested... thx Peter

I found that if have a DGT eboard you can also use a dedicated chess computers.  Checkout picochess. here is the link http://jromang.github.io/Stockfish/

  I had a Fidelity Mini Sensory Chess Challenger in the early '80s. I gave it away when when I became good enough to get tired of waiting for it to move on its higher settings. My next one was a Fidelity Sensory Chess Challenger 12. I still have its innards and they still work. The sensory board itself died long ago.
  I really liked the Challenger 12. It was reasonably fast and strong and had what I think was a good opening book for that time. I once started to record every line in its opening book but gave up after a few thousand moves.

I never had a chess computer, kinda disdained the idea. Then I bought the Rev II for sparring and such ... but then the emulators intrigued me.

So I started a collection. Old Mephistos, Excaliburs and such. We'll see where it gets me ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy7nNCnBTYY

-Izmet

http://fekali.com/collection

I dedicated chess computers but the size is too small for me but with the DGT e board and pico chess. I might invest in the pico chess system. I have a DGT eboard which I can play with FICS(babaschess), arena, lucaschess, and fritz. I think chess engines are more vestiale than the stand alone dedicated chess computers.

Here's PicoChess in action:

http://youtu.be/gP_LpxUORVg

-Izmet

http://fekali.com/collection