Ajedrez

Conic Computer Chess 7013 (Korchnoi)

The Chess Champion MK I was Novags first dedicated chess computer released in September 1978. It had a Fairchild F8 8-Bit processor running at 1.78 MHz, with 2 KiB ROM and 256 byte RAM.

The program was a clone of the Data Cash Systems Inc. CompuChess program, which was developed by David B. Goodrich & Associates [1] , while other sources claim David Levy was involved in the development [2] [3] .

Since the cloned software was already more than a year old, it was a weak program even for that early time. Additionally the program could only play with Black, accepted illegal moves, and could even play without Kings. With its strongest level 6, it usually replied not until several days with a move found [4]. It was marketed in the US by JS&A, and in Germany by Horten [5] and Quelle in different outward variations [6]

Videomaster Star Chess es una de esas auténticas rarezas tecnológicas, literalmente rara porque apenas se habla de ella, no porque sea dificil de encontrar o se haya convertido en sistema de culto.

El catálogo de juegos de este sistema se reduce a 1: Star Chess.

Pensada para dos jugadores, estos se turnan para mover las naves por el tablero, disparar misiles, obtener informe de daños, usar escudos, volver a la base para reabastecerse, saltar al hiperespacio, en fin, lo típico de los juegos basados en el ajedrez.
El objetivo final no es otro que capturar al Comandante enemigo. Ojo con abusar del salto al hiperespacio, no vayas a caer sobre tu propio rey.

El diseño de la máquina esta realmente logrado (inspiración Bang & Olufsen), con una tapa de plástico transparente que permite protejer y apreciar el contenido (cuatro elementos similares, de los que dos son mandos extraibles) y un uso intensivo del aluminio, incluso para guardar el manual!!!