SteveB - New Excalibur Einstein Chess Computers

[mephisto]

Steve
Not seen these before.
A couple of new cheap and nasty LCD units but model 714 shown in the following link looks good value at $40 for a ELO1700 computer and appears to be designed slightly on the Phantom Force.
http://www.excaliburelectronics.net/Mer ... ct_Count=0
Did you know about this regards
Bryan

[fern]

Pardon me for interrupting, but I am excited about this. Seems to be a new Excalibur, stronger than my Alexandra and Chess de Luxe hand-held and the price is peanuts....
BTW, it is available in several chess stores
I wonder if ASteve could give us more info. He has private comm. with Ron Nelson.
Steve?'

Fern

[Steve B]

Sadly i think Sir Bryan is correct
i have seen these on their site for about a month now
i do not have any exact information but i think they are just the same versions as the other lower rated LCD Excaliburs
as to the 1700 computer in the Phantom force housing
remember thats a 1700 USCF estimate and it is by the company
this translates down to about 1400-1500 ELO
my guess is it has a King Arthur program and not even the DTTC program which is stronger

nothing new under the sun regards
Steve

[fern]

What a pity. These guys are just changing the plastic box and the name of the contrivances, nothing else.
I consider The Elders should take some kind of action.
Perhaps a two pages insert in NYT.
Or Mr. Samole should be brought to Justice.

My gorillas are already on the way rgards
fern

[Steve B]

What a pity. These guys are just changing the plastic box and the name of the contrivances, nothing else.

i am sure Nelson is not happy about this selling the same old stuff over and over in different housings
he is after all the head chess programmer for Excalibur
sadly i have still not heard back from him regarding the clock speed and language options for Alexandra which i asked him about a week ago

he might be bound and gagged and held hostage by the Marketing Dept. over at Excalibur
the Elders have already dispatched an Israeli Rescue Party..

Regards From Entebbe
Steve

[fern]

I hope that israeli patrol will not fight my men and some kind of friendly fire will occur.
Tell them my men go on with a pink Rose hanging from the left ear.

Already calling them trough satellite facilities regards
Fern