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After leaving Novag, Erich Winkler formed SciSys in 1978. All the SciSys computers continued to be manufactured in Hong Kong. For a short period of time both Novag and SciSys seemed to sell the same computers. This was probably due to an agreement they both reached about the jointly developed computers prior to Erich leaving Novag. An example of this is the Chess Champion Super System III which in 1979 was sold under both the Novag and SciSys names.
The Chess Partner 2000 released in late 1980 seems to be the first chess computer launched by SciSys that is completely different and a complete split from Novag.
In 1983 SciSys signed an agreement with Gary Kasparov to endorse their products. This enabled SciSys to establish the Kasparov brand name on their chess computers.
In 1987 Erich Winkler decided to change the name of his company to Saitek and for a short period of time both names could be seen on the packaging of their chess computers.
Saitek still continues to sell chess computers today.
For a very detailed reading of the history of SciSys you need to visit Chesscomputeruk.com
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