ABOUT RADIOSHACK TALKING E-CHESS VERSION II MODEL 60-2846 ELECTRONIC TRAVEL CHESS
TALKING E-CHESS Electronic Talking Chess With Teaching Mode
Talking e-chess is fun for beginners and challenging for experts. Endorsed by the official World Chess Hall of Fame, Talking e-chess is a powerful chess-playing computer featuring 136 levels of play for all -- from novice to tournament veteran. Beginners can use its Teaching Mode several fun ways to learn the basics. Intermediate players can improve their strategy and tactics to get better quickly. Even experts will be challenged and stay sharp between tournament games by practicing with Talking e-chess. Powerful programming has an estimated playing strength of 1700 - serious competition capable of beating 95% of all players!
This TALKING E-CHESS Model 60-2846 seems to be identical to Radioshack’s other TALKING E-CHESS Model 60-2709. The difference seems to be that 60-2846 has the Radioshack logo at the front of the computer and Excalibur is no longer referenced.
RADIOSHACK TALKING E-CHESS VERSION II Electronic Chess Computer - picture taken from computer.
MAIN RADIOSHACK TALKING E-CHESS VERSION II MODEL 60-2846 GAME CHARACTERISTICS
- Powerful programming capable of beating over 95% of all players
- Excellent challenge for even the most advanced players
- 8 Teaching Modes & 136 adjustable playing levels for beginners to tournament veterans!
- Hear the computer announce its moves, letting you play more naturally
- Estimated Tournament Rating 1700
Excerpts taken from the TALKING E-CHESS VERSION II user manual.
Ron Nelson reported that by the time Excalibur Talking e-Chess was conceived, the H8 ROM’s were being phased out of production, therefore Excalibur Talking e-Chess was developed around the SPLB191A processor from the manufacturer Sunplus. This created its own unique set of problems as Ron Nelson’s H8 program had to be translated to work with this new processor which has a 6502 core. This processor had less available RAM therefore in order to make the program fit to these new lower specifications, adjustments were made to the program which included the removal of Nelson's Attack Bit Map Tables and the commenting out of the Ponder routine, which were both important strength of play features that existed in Nelson's H8 program. All these adjustments resulted in a new lesser strength chess program for use with the SPLB191A with its own unique play behavior.
Excalibur Talking e-Chess Model 410V was manufactured for Excalibur Electronics by Cybertronics (Expert) in the Shenzen Province of China. Radio Shack distributed Talking e-Chess through their 4000+ stores as Radio Shack Model # 60-2846
Technical Specification
RadioShack Talking E-Chess Version II (2002)
Box
Computer Label
User Manual
Spacious Mind
Schachcomputer.Info
Active 2017
Tourn. 2015
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T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
Final
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MANUFACTURER
PROGRAMMER
RadioShack/Tandy Corporation
Ron Nelson
1700 USCF
8/19/2002
$49.00
Not Available
Year:
MFR ELO:
Original Price:
Wiki ELO:
Model #:
60-2846
My Serial #:
Not Available
Processor OEM
Sunplus
Processor:
65C02 SPLB191A
Speed:
Type:
8 Bit
3 MHz
ROM:
256 KB
RAM:
704 Byte
Battery Type:
3 x AA
Power Adapter:
Not Available
Display:
LCD Dot Matrix
Board Type:
LCD Chess Board
Overall Size:
Board Size:
2x2 in
5.1/2x3.7/8x1 in
Options Select:
Button Select
Play Levels:
136
Opening Book:
34 Openings
Take Back:
26 Half Moves
Position Setup:
Available
Position Verify:
Available
Move Analysis:
Display Info:
Not Available
Not Available
Solve Mate:
Mate in 8
Save Game:
Available
Ponder:
Not Available
Search Depth:
16 Ply Max.
Provide Hint:
Available
Teach Mode:
Available
Change Sides:
Available
Active Level:
TM Level:
40 T:H2:00
Infinite Level:
F:HicnF
F:H0:30
Hardware Specification
Game Features
Matchplay & Test ELO Ratings
Computer Game Rating
Rating Test
Other Computer Chess Ratings
USCF
USCF
Spacious Mind
Human Rating
USCF
CCR
CCNS
Ply
FIDE
USCF
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