EXCALIBUR TOUCH CHESS MODEL 404 ELECTRONIC TRAVEL CHESS COMPUTER
World's first stylus-touch chess is as portable and as easy-to-use as the most popular PDAs! Just use the pull-out stylus to choose the piece and tap the square you want to move to! Play against the computer or use it as an on-the-go travel set. Compete against a partner or study games from books and newspapers. Offers teaching modes and rating functions, along with lots more features of larger table top models! You can even play over 16 of the greatest chess masterpieces of all time! Includes a protective carrying pouch.
EXCALIBUR TOUCH CHESS Electronic Travel Chess Computer - picture taken from box
MAIN EXCALIBUR TOUCH CHESS MODEL 404 GAME CHARACTERISTICS
- Tournament strength.
- 73 Power levels.
- Rates your play.
- HINT key for coaching.
- HELP mode shows beginners all legal moves for beginners.
- 16 of the greatest games ever played.
- Lightweight stylus in unit.
Excerpts taken from Excalibur Touch Chess box.
MORE ABOUT EXCALIBUR TOUCH CHESS MODEL 404 ELECTRONIC TRAVEL CHESS COMPUTER
Ron Nelson spent 9 months developing a new 4 Bit chess program which became the foundation for many future Excalibur models as well as its continued use by Excalibur's successor EB Electronics. The first 4 Bit Model 375 Excalibur LCD Chess was launched in the year 2000. This program can also be found inside many chess computer models sold by other companies such as Radio Shack.
This 4 Bit program seems to be per Nelson's comments an even further slimmed down version of the original Nelson H8 program, compressed into this much smaller hardware and trimmed with many of the features of the original stronger H8 program removed in order to squeeze a workable chess program into the lesser ram space available on the 4 Bit hardware. This included removal of many of the more sophisticated chess routines used in stronger chess programs such as Nelson's Attack Bit Map Tables, much smaller opening books, removal of any pondering routines and excess search routines.
Nelson commented he had a great interest in developing a capable program suitable for any beginning or hobby chess player and thereby finding larger outlets of distribution for the Excalibur chess products. Excalibur Touch Chess is a very playable and capable chess program ideal for most players was one of the many creations that followed as a result of this nine month period of new program development in 1999.
Excalibur Touch Chess was manufactured for Excalibur Electronics by Kidstech Electronics Limited in Hong Kong.
Technical Specification
Excalibur Touch Chess (2001)
Protective Pouch
User Manual
Computer Label
Spacious Mind
Schachcomputer.Info
Active 2017
Tourn. 2015
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T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
Final
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MANUFACTURER
PROGRAMMER
Excalibur Electronics, Inc
Ron Nelson
1800 USCF
4/24/2001
$99.95
Not Available
Year:
MFR ELO:
Original Price:
Wiki ELO:
Model #:
404
My Serial #:
TC004141
Processor OEM
Samsung
Processor:
SAM47 S3C72P9
Speed:
Type:
4 Bit
1.5 MHz
ROM:
16 KB
RAM:
544 Byte x 4 Bit
Battery Type:
3 x LR44 (AG13)
Power Adapter:
Not Available
Display:
LCD Dot Matrix
Board Type:
LCD Chess Board
Overall Size:
Board Size:
1.7/8x1.7/8 in
3x5x1/2 in
Options Select:
Button Select
Play Levels:
73
Opening Book:
3000 Half Moves
Take Back:
Complete Game
Position Setup:
Available
Position Verify:
Available
Move Analysis:
Display Info:
Available
Available
Solve Mate:
Mate in 3
Save Game:
Available
Ponder:
Not Available
Search Depth:
Not Known
Provide Hint:
Available
Teach Mode:
Available
Change Sides:
Available
Active Level:
TM Level:
72
Infinite Level:
73
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 2013
Ply
FIDE
USCF
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1485
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Class C Level Electronic Travel Chess Computer!
