Fidelity

was a family of dedicated Chess Computers, manufactured by Sidney Samole's company Fidelity Electronics.
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 * [[image:4-2.Fidelity_Chess_Machine.WCCC.Edmonton.1989.102645423.NEWBORN.lg.jpg width="320" link="http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=stl-431f4cc194e20"]] ||~   || **Fidelity**,

The early programs were written by Ron Nelson, since 1980/1981 most programs were based on Dan and Kathe Spracklen's Sargon programs. Fidelity chess computers with Spracklen programs, the commercial available Chess Challenger, Elite, Sensory, Elegance, Private Line and the experimental versions coined //Fidelity X// as covered on this page, participated in many tournaments with great success and won many world as well as national titles. || toc =Fidelity X=
 * Fidelity X at WCCC 1989 ||~  ||^   ||

1981-1984
Fidelity X, which won the WMCCC 1981, was later market as Fidelity Elite Champion. It was based on a 6502 Sargon program by Dan and Kathe Spracklen's. Same or slightly improved hardware played the ACM 1982, the WCCC 1983 and ACM 1984.

1986
In 1986, at the 17th ACM North American Computer Chess Championship in [|Dallas], Fidelity showed up with two experimental machines. Fidelity Experimental with Danny Kopec as Book author had one 68020 CPU, where three models also played the WMCCC 1986 some streets farther with compatible time schedule. Chess Challenger X was a parallel system with a Z80 controller, and 16 or more 68000 CPUs, co-authored by Ron Nelson, with a Kopec book as well.

Description 1989
Fidelity X, alias //Fidelity/Motorola Challenger//, which played the WCCC 1989 was a 32 bit program, targeting Motorola's 68030 processor. Description from the WCCC booklet :

=See also=
 * Book Issues in Cray Blitz - Fidelity X @ ACM 1984
 * Fidelity Electronics
 * Excalibur Electronics
 * Hegener & Glaser
 * Sidney Samole
 * Sargon
 * Dan Spracklen
 * Kathe Spracklen

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=External Links=
 * [|Fidelity's ICGA Tournaments]
 * [|Fidelity | Photo collection] by Chewbanta
 * [|Fidelity (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]

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