Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/21/84; site idi.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!sun!idi!kiessig From: kiessig@idi.UUCP (Rick Kiessig) Newsgroups: net.chess Subject: Chess Computer Info Message-ID: <259@idi.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Oct-84 19:36:26 EDT Article-I.D.: idi.259 Posted: Tue Oct 2 19:36:26 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Oct-84 06:58:58 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Intelligent Decisions, Inc., Saratoga, CA Lines: 23 Here's what I've been able to find out about chess computers so far. If anyone has anything to add, I'd love to hear about it. Constellation 3 by Novak $250 - supposedly rated at 2000+ Savant 2 by Novak $279 - ??? Superstar by Scisys $190 - 8 levels Championship by Scisys $159 - 7 levels Prestige by Fidelity $1295 - rated at appx. 1900 [thanks, Stuart] Elite by Fidelity $450 - full 2" playing squares Chess Challenger by Fidelity $246 - one version of this speaks to you Destiny by ??? $129 Grandmaster by Milton Bradley $495 - 12 levels The Prestige and the Grandmaster are supposed to be the best machines; neither is available locally in the Bay Area. If you have had any experience with any of these units - or any I haven't mentioned - please let me hear from you. Thanks, -- Rick Kiessig {decvax, ucbvax}!sun!idi!kiessig {akgua, allegra, amd, burl, cbosgd, decwrl, dual, ihnp4}!idi!kiessig Phone: 408-996-2399