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Excalibur Mirage Master Version - Regular and Marble Versions
First edited | 03/01/2014 | by MMO
Last edited | 08/23/2015 |
Additional Information: original photos are from the ChessEval collection © MMO 2014 -
Other Information: Schachcomputer.info;

In the line of the Milton Bradley Grand Master and the Fidelity Phantom, Excalibur was producing in 1997 this computer.
It was cheaper than its predecessors, but as a consequence with a high rate of defect units.

Two versions were distributed: the regular and the marble.
The Marble Version is pretty rare: few units were produced.

According to Schachcomputer.info, the program is the same than the Excalibur Igor, Ivan and Grand Master. Ron Nelson was the programmer. The program is the strongest of all the series derived from the Milton Bradley.

This unit was discontinued for the the number of units needing to be repaired. Still this unit was interesting: cheap, functioning on batteries or adapter, keeping memory of the last game. However, the noise produced by the "machinery" under the board is promptly becoming an handicap... giving the feeling of something difficult, heavy happening under the board...

Excalibur Mirage Master Version (Regular and Marble)

- 1997
- ELO: 1780
- microprocessor: H8, 10MHz, 8 bit
- 32KB ROM, 1KB RAM
- Programmer: Ron Nelson
- 100 levels of play
- Pressure sensory board with robotic magnetic movement under the board
- LCD display (7 segments, 5 digits)

These 2 computers are fully functional. They include chessmen, manual and box.

Chess Robots

- Novag Robot Adversary

- Novag 2 Robot Companion

- Excalibur Phantom Force

- Fidelity Phantom

- Fidelity Phantom EyeBall

- Milton Bradley Milton

- Milton Bradley - Fidelity Prototype

- Mephisto Phantom

- etc...

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