EXCALIBUR TOUCH CHESS II MODEL 404ET-CS ELECTRONIC TRAVEL CHESS COMPUTER
Congratulation o your purchase of Excalibur Electronics’ Touch Chess! You've purchased both you own personal chess trainer and a partner who's always ready for a game -- and who can improve as you do!
Play this game of strategy and logic anywhere!
EXCALIBUR TOUCH CHESS II - Picture taken from box.
MAIN EXCALIBUR TOUCH CHESS II MODEL 404ET-CS GAME CHARACTERISTICS
Perfect for chess for all strengths, Excalibur's new Touch Chess uses advanced touch-pen technology and custom software to put 56 power levels of chess in the palm of your hand! You can even learn and practice 32 grandmaster level openings.
- Play against the computer or a friend!
- 56 custom levels
- No loose pieces to lose
- Set up any position to find the best move!
- Rates your play!
- Help mode shows all legal moves for beginners
Excerpts taken from the Excalibur Touch Chess II user manual and box.
MORE ABOUT EXCALIBUR TOUCH CHESS II ELECTRONIC CHESS COMPUTER
Ron Nelson reported that he 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 II 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 II Model ET404ET-CS was manufactured for Excalibur Electronics in the Shenzen Province of China.
Technical Specification
Excalibur Touch Chess II (2006)
Box
User Manual
Touch Screen
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
5/16/2006
$49.95
Not Available
Year:
MFR ELO:
Original Price:
Wiki ELO:
Model #:
404ET-CS
My Serial #:
TC007187
Processor OEM
Sitronix
Processor:
ST2064B 65C02S
Speed:
Type:
8 Bit
2 MHz
ROM:
64 KB
RAM:
2.375 KB
Battery Type:
2 x AAA
Power Adapter:
Not Available
Display:
LCD Dot Matrix
Board Type:
LCD Chess Board
Overall Size:
Board Size:
1.5/8x1.5/8 in
4x4x1 in
Options Select:
Button Select
Play Levels:
56
Opening Book:
32 Openings
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 T120
Infinite Level:
FinF
F030
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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Class C Level Electronic Travel Chess Computer!
