Congratulations! You are now the owner of the revolutionary Auto Response Board and the Sargon 2.5 Chess program. Your new Auto Response Board is the most advanced game system ever made available for home use, while SARGON 2.5 ranks as the world’s strongest microcomputer chess program.

Excerpt taken from ARB Sargon 2.5 User Manual 1980

 

Technical Specification

ARB (Auto Response Board) Sargon 2.5 (1980)

Wood Pieces

Game Module

Control Buttons

Spacious Mind

Schachcomputer.Info

Active 2017

Tourn. 2015

1371

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T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

Final

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MANUFACTURER

PROGRAMMER

Chafitz Inc. / Applied Concepts

Dan & Kathe Spracklen

1800 USCF

1980

$1995.00

1500

Year:

MFR ELO:

Original Price:

Wiki ELO:

Model #:

ARB-1

My Serial #:

2395 & 1539

Processor OEM

MOS Tech.

Processor:

6502

Speed:

Type:

8 Bit

2 MHz

ROM:

8 KB

RAM:

2 KB

Battery Type:

Mains Only

Power Adapter:

10V 60Hz Class 2

Display:

64 Board LEDs

Board Type:

Magnetic Sensory

Overall Size:

Board Size:

18x18 in

21x21x3 in

Options Select:

Button Select

Play Levels:

7

Opening Book:

50 Variations

Take Back:

Available

Position Setup:

Available

Position Verify:

Available

Move Analysis:

Display Info:

Not Available

Not Available

Solve Mate:

Mate in 4

Save Game:

Not Available

Ponder:

Not Available

Search Depth:

Not Known

Provide Hint:

Available

Teach Mode:

Not Available

Change Sides:

Available

Active Level:

TM Level:

4

Infinite Level:

6

3

Hardware Specification

Game Features

Matchplay & Test ELO Ratings

Computer Game Rating

Rating Test

Other Computer Chess Ratings 1985

USCF

USCF

Spacious Mind

Human Rating

USCF

Chess Digest

CCNS

Ply

FIDE

USCF

1359

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1540

1457

Class C Level Electronic Table Top Chess Computer!