EXCALIBUR LCD CHESS EXPRESS MODEL 375X-JC
Congratulations on your purchase of Excalibur Electronics’ LCD Chess! You've purchased both your own personal chess trainer and a partner who's always ready for a game -- and who can improve as you do!
Excalibur LCD Chess Express Model 375X-JC - Picture taken from box
MAIN EXCALIBUR LCD CHESS EXPRESS GAME CHARACTERISTICS
- Voice announcement of check and checkmate.
- 136 Levels including Beginner and Tournament play.
- HINT key for learning.
- 8 special training positions.
- UNDO key takes back mistakes.
- Book move opening trainer.
- Displays all legal moves of selected piece.
- Setup chess problems.
- INFO mode to Watch the computer think.
- OFF key saves game in memory.
Excerpts taken from the Excalibur LCD Chess Express user manual
Excalibur LCD Chess Express Model 375X-JC - Picture taken from box
MORE ABOUT EXCALIBUR LCD CHESS EXPRESS ELECTRONIC CHESS COMPUTER
Excalibur produced Einstein Chess Wizard, during its last year of operation, prior to bankruptcy and sale of their business to EB Electronics in July, 2009. The chess program was originally created at around the time when the H8 ROMs were being phased out of production and is loosely based around a program originally used with Excalibur Mirage, Ivan, Grandmaster and Igor.
Initially the program was developed towards the end of 2002 for the 65C02 SPLB32A processor from the manufacturer Sunplus, which had more available ROM to allow for the incorporation of speech and sound effects in programs such as Excalibur II Ivan the Terrible, Excalibur Alexandra and Excalibur Deluxe Talking Touch Chess
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 65C02 SPLB36A1 with its own unique play behavior.
Excalibur Chess Express has no speech or sound effects and utilizes a later 8-bit CMOS processor manufactured by General Plus.
Excalibur Chess Express was manufactured for Excalibur Electronics by Wide Concepts Limited, Hong Kong.
Wide Concepts Limited established in 1998, specializes in developing and producing various kinds of electronic hand held games, electronic educational games and gift and premium items whose manufacturing likely occurs in China.
Technical Specification
Excalibur Chess Express (2005)
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
Excalibur Electronics, Inc
Ron Nelson
1800 USCF
6/3/2005
$59.95
Not Available
Year:
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Original Price:
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Model #:
375X-JC
My Serial #:
Not Available
Processor OEM
Sunplus
Processor:
SPLB33A 65C02
Speed:
Type:
8 Bit
4 MHz
ROM:
64 KB
RAM:
1216 Byte x 8 Bit
Battery Type:
2 x AAA
Power Adapter:
Not Available
Display:
LCD Dot Matrix
Board Type:
LCD Chess Board
Overall Size:
Board Size:
2x2 in
3.1/4x5.1/8x1 in
Options Select:
Button Select
Play Levels:
136
Opening Book:
3000 Half Moves
Take Back:
Available
Position Setup:
Available
Position Verify:
Available
Move Analysis:
Display Info:
Available
Available
Solve Mate:
Mate in 8
Save Game:
Available
Ponder:
Not Available
Search Depth:
Not Known
Provide Hint:
Available
Teach Mode:
Available
Change Sides:
Available
Active Level:
TM Level:
40 T:H2:00
Infinite Level:
F:Hi:nF
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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