Krypton Model 5T-328 Pioneer (1994) Electronic Chess Computer

ABOUT KRYPTON PIONEER MODEL 5T-328 ELECTRONIC CHESS COMPUTER

WHAT IS A CHESS AND CHECKERS COMPUTER?

A chess and checkers computer is a traditional board with real chess and checker pieces and electronic circuits which respond to the position of the pieces on the board. An important benefit is that you can play a game of chess or checkers against your computer when a human opponent is not available. You can do this at any time, and even switch off in the middle of a game and start again later, because the computer will remember exactly where all the pieces are even when it is switched off.

If you are a beginner at chess the computer's advanced teaching mode will help you to learn the game, to learn about all the chess pieces and how they move.

Finally do not think that you have no chance against the computer. It has many levels of skill and if you start off by playing on the lowest level you should find that as you get used to playing the computer you will learn more about the game and have a good chance of winning. As you improve and want a more challenging game you simply increase the level of skill.

Your computer is an ideal opponent. It is ready to play you at any time, as often as you like, at whatever level of skill you choose.

KRYPTON PIONEER Electronic Chess Computer - picture taken from box.

MAIN KRYPTON PIONEER MODEL 5T-328 GAME CHARACTERISTICS

72 levels of difficulty.
Sensory chess board.
LCD display indicates moves and other information.
Position verify.
Position set-up.
Take-back moves.
Long term memory.
Detects draws by 50 move rule, 3-fold repetition, stalemate.
Preprogrammed openings strategy.
Pawn promotion, castling & en passant captures.
Battery operated using 3 x AAA cells (not included).
Audible tone to indicate moves.
Solves mate-in-2 problems.
Long battery life.
ELO rating, 1,450 (USA 1,550) (estimated).
Has teaching feature programmed into computer.

KRYPTON PIONEER Electronic Chess Computer - picture taken from box.

WHAT IS OUR SPECIAL TEACHING METHOD?

Our special teaching method teaches beginners in a simple, methodical way the fundamentals of chess, ranging from individual-piece moves to strategies for the whole game.

New players can choose from five easy-to-follow teaching modes. In the first mode, for example, the user competes against the computer in a game in which only pawns and kings are used. Once you have understood that mode, you progress to the next modes where more chess pieces are used. The five teaching modes are:

MODE 1: Uses kings and pawns.
MODE 2: Uses kings, queens and pawns.
MODE 3: Uses kings, rooks and pawns.
MODE 4: Uses kings, bishops and pawns.
MODE 5: Uses kings, knights and pawns.

This simple teaching method has proven to be the most effective teaching method in chess.

Excerpts taken from the KRYPTON PIONEER user manual and box.

Technical Specification

Krypton Pioneer (1994)

Box

Computer Label

User Manual

Spacious Mind

Schachcomputer.Info

Active 2017

Tourn. 2015

1067

-

T1

T2

T3

T4

T5

Final

-

MANUFACTURER

PROGRAMMER

Timorite Ltd.

David Levy/Mark Taylor

1500 USCF

1994

$99,00

Not Available

Year:

MFR ELO:

Original Price:

Wiki ELO:

Model #:

5T-328

My Serial #:

Not Available

Processor OEM

Timorite

Processor:

0E42YHLZH9530

Speed:

Type:

8 Bit

4 (2 MHz Clock)

ROM:

4K x 8 Bit

RAM:

176 x 8 Bit

Battery Type:

3 x AAA

Power Adapter:

Not Available

Display:

16 Board LEDs

Board Type:

Press Sensory

Overall Size:

Board Size:

6.5/7x6.5/8 in

9.3/8x8x3/4

Options Select:

Button Select

Play Levels:

72

Opening Book:

250 Positions

Take Back:

Position Setup:

Available

Position Verify:

Available

Move Analysis:

Display Info:

Not Available

Solve Mate:

Mate in 2

Save Game:

Available

Ponder:

Available

Search Depth:

Not Known

Provide Hint:

Available

Teach Mode:

Available

Change Sides:

Available

Active Level:

TM Level:

C48

Infinite Level:

72 (10 minutes)

B24

Hardware Specification

Game Features

Matchplay & Test ELO Ratings

Computer Game Rating

Rating Test

Other Computer Chess Ratings

USCF

Spacious Mind

Human Rating

USCF

CCR 95

CCNS

Ply

FIDE

USCF

-

1308

1153

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