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		Novag Sapphire, a portable dedicated chess computer by Novag with a Hitachi H8 8-bit microcontroller, running a program based on WChess by David Kittinger in 64 KiB of ROM using 129 KiB of RAM including 118 Kib for transposition tables [1]. The pocket computer was released in 1994, along with the desktop Diamond version with a pressure sensory board and the same program. Sapphire and Diamond both support the Novag Universal Electronic Chess Board, and were members of the Novag Super System.
Sapphire I with magnetic chess board [2]

Novag Sapphire II

The Novag Sapphire II and Novag Diamond II, released in 1997 used faster clock frequency and a improved WChess software in 160 KiB ROM in almost the same housing.

See also

• Novag Citrine
• Novag Star Diamond
• Novag Super System
• Novag Universal Electronic Chess Board
• WChess

Forum Posts

• Question about Novag Diamond by Amstaff, CCC, May 20, 2007
• Novag Star Sapphire vs Sapphire vs Sapphire II by Vonderlasa, Hiarcs Forum, May 06, 2012
• The Portable Collector: Novag Sapphire II Portable Wood by SirDave, Hiarcs Forum, October 07, 2013
• Novag Sapphire2 Chess Computer by 7Chessfan7, Hiarcs Forum, March 08, 2014
• Novag Sapphire vs. Magnus Carlsen by Vonderlasa, Hiarcs Forum, March 01, 2015 » Play Magnus

External Links

Chess Computers

• Novag Sapphire Electronic Chess Computer from The Spacious Mind
• Novag Diamond Electronic Chess Computer from The Spacious Mind
• Novag Sapphire II Electronic Chess Computer from The Spacious Mind
• Novag Diamond II Electronic Chess Computer from The Spacious Mind
• Inside the Novag Sapphire II by Richard Tervo
• Novag Diamond from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
• Novag Sapphire from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
• Novag Sapphire II from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
• Novag Diamond II from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
• Novag Sapphire II de Luxe from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
• Novag Sapphire, Universalboard from Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage by Kurt Kispert (German)
• Novag Sapphire II from Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage by Kurt Kispert (German)

Misc

• Diamond from Wikipedia
• Sapphire from Wikipedia

References

1. ^ Novag Sapphire from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
2. ^ Sapphire I from Novag | Photo collection by Chewbanta

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