It is about the same computer as the one in this picture:Dr.Wael Deeb wrote: It looks pretty much solid and heavy device....at least that's my impression from the picture....
Dr.D
http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopi ... =&start=20
So you can have a closer view
I guessed it was used so often in movies/series because it's a robotized computer: the chess pieces move by themselves.