Steve B wrote:keep digging..who knows you might even dig up an old chess Robot or two
No robots; I'm sure of that.
Also missing: a Super Constellation that was sacrificed to reverse engineering back in the early 1990s, a Fidelity CC7 sold for $20 back in the 1980s, and a Fidelity VSC (unsure exactly) that fell apart not too long after the warranty expired.
But somewhere there is a Chess Champion Mark V with the prized Philidor Module.
sje wrote:
But somewhere there is a Chess Champion Mark V with the prized Philidor Module.
ok this is getting a bit spooky now
you obviously know alot more about the old computers then you are letting on
even many knowledgeable collectors do not know of the legendary ,shrouded in mystery ..Mark VI Philidor module and for certain ..very few collectors have it
Steve B wrote:
ok this is getting a bit spooky now
you obviously know alot more about the old computers then you are letting on
even many knowledgeable collectors do not know of the legendary ,shrouded in mystery ..Mark VI Philidor module and for certain ..very few collectors have it
And somewhere I also have the predecessor Mark V module. Personally, I didn't think there was a big difference between the two. I do remember that when the machine claimed a draw, it would display the FIDE _Laws of Chess_ paragraph number that defined the particular draw.
Also, in very long games (> 150 moves) a king might occasionally disappear! A great tactic, as it made checkmating rather difficult.
Spooky? That's the name of my latest shelter cat that I adopted four weeks ago. He fills the slot left by the recent passing of my long time companion Smokey, also a shelter cat. So all four cat slots are filled.
sje wrote:
And somewhere I also have the predecessor Mark V module. Personally, I didn't think there was a big difference between the two. .
yes not much of a difference in terms of playing strength(the Philly module only played about 20-25 Elo stronger) but the chief difference was that the Philly module contained the drivers necessary to operate the even more obscure Sensor board attachment to the Mark V:
Pearl (Tabby short hair) sends Spooky her regards
Steve
mclane wrote:steve you kill me with those pictures.
i do also want to have a mark V.
and you even have the mark VI and the sensor-board.
thats unfair
as you can see from my doubles list..
i have an extra Mark V ..but the display screen is cracked
otherwise i would have been very happy to send it to you for your participation in the Telepath match and to show you that some friends do not change colors at the drop of a hat
Steve B wrote:yes not much of a difference in terms of playing strength(the Philly module only played about 20-25 Elo stronger) but the chief difference was that the Philly module contained the drivers necessary to operate the even more obscure Sensor board attachment to the Mark V:
Pearl (Tabby short hair) sends Spooky her regards
I never saw the optional board close-up. Actually, I don't even recall seeing one for sale.
Spooky and Lucky (my other shelter boy) send their regards to Pearl, but both have had the same little operation that's greatly reduced their interest in lady cats.
sje wrote:Thanks for the links. Those and some other videos were quite informative.
It looks like a regular RS-232 serial link. I've got an adaptor that will map that to USB so it will run on a Mac. It looks like I'd have to write my own interface software, though.
Scid handles Novag Citrine, and it is known to run on Mac (I don't use MacOs myself).
So you don't really have to write an interface yourself.
sje wrote:
Spooky and Lucky (my other shelter boy) send their regards to Pearl, but both have had the same little operation that's greatly reduced their interest in lady cats.
Thats OK
Pearl has also been "adjusted"
perhaps they can become..
Bowling Partners Regards
Steve
