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|| [[image:MBPhantom.jpg link="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/858173751/in/set-72157600922174592/"]] ||~ || **Milton Bradley Phantom**, 
a [[Robots|robot type]] [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] by [[Milton Bradley|Milton Bradley International Inc.]], sold as //MB Grandmaster// on the American market, the //Milton// in Germany, The Netherlands and France, and the //Phantom// in the UK. It has a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X%E2%80%93Y_plotter|X-Y plotter]] type [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actuator|actuator]] with drive belts which pull a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solenoid|solenoid]] up and down two metal rods in the x and y axes, able to pick up individual [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet|magnetic]], and therefor recognizable pieces, and to move them over a touch [[Sensory Board|sensory board]]. The chess program and the software to control the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetism|electromagnetic]] system which moved the pieces was developed by [[Intelligent Software]]. According to //Schachcomputer.info Wiki//, the [[6502]] 16KiB program was written by [[Mark Taylor]], and was similar to the program of the [[Chess Champion Mark V]] <ref>[[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Milton_Bradley|Milton Bradley]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info Wiki]] (German)</ref>. The Milton Bradleys were in production before the end of 1982 and in the shops early in 1983 <ref>[[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/milton_bradley_phantom.html|Milton Bradley Phantom]] from [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html|Chess Computer UK]] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>. Still in the 80's, [[Fidelity Electronics]] bought the rights on the Phantom <ref>[[http://www.ismenio.com/chess_mb_phantom.html|Ismenio's chess computer collection - MB Phantom Chess Computer]]</ref> and released a follow up model with a program by [[Dan Spracklen|Dan]] and [[Kathe Spracklen]], the [[Fidelity Phantom]] <ref>[[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Fidelity_Phantom|Fidelity Phantom]]  from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info Wiki]] (German)</ref>.
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|| MB Phantom Box <ref>[[http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/sets/72157600922174592/with/858173751/|Flickr - Fotosharing | Robots]] by [[Steve Blincoe|Chewbanta]]</ref> ||~ ||^ ||
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=See also=
* [[Various Classifications#Demonology|Demonology]]
* [[Fidelity Phantom]]
* [[Robot Adversary]]
* [[Robots]]
* [[Novag 2Robot]]

=Publications=
* [[Tony Harrington]] (**1983**). //Phantom Moves//. [[Personal Computer World]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1983.html|July 1983]], [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/PCW_July_1983.pdf|pdf]]

=Forum Posts=
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=45904|Dedicated chess computers : Milton Bradley Robot]] by [[Vincent Lejeune]], [[CCC]], November 08, 2012
* [[http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6442&sid=968fe49a72be5f53b4d984525be9f99c|Question regarding Milton Bradley Phantom]] by Larry, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], November 18, 2013

=External Links=
==Milton Bradley Phantom==
* [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/milton_bradley_phantom.html|Milton Bradley Phantom]] from [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html|Chess Computer UK]] by [[Mike Watters]]
> [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/patents.html|Patents]] from [[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html|Chess Computer UK]] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [[http://www.ismenio.com/chess_mb_phantom.html|Ismenio's chess computer collection - MB Phantom Chess Computer]]
* [[http://www.ismenio.com/chess_mb_grandmaster.html|Ismenio's chess computer collection - MB Grandmaster]]
* [[http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/bibuxton/buxtoncollection/detail.aspx?id=180|Phantom Chess]] by [[http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/bibuxton/buxtoncollection/default.aspx|Bill Buxton]], April 2011 
* [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Milton_Bradley|Milton Bradley]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info Wiki]] (German)
* [[http://www.schachcomputer.at/schachroboter.htm|Schachroboter]] from [[http://www.schachcomputer.at/|Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage]] by [[Kurt Kispert]] (German) 
* 1983 Milton Bradley Phantom - Automated Chess Computer Setting Up, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube|YouTube]] Video
> [[media type="youtube" key="RipEFsQsdyw"]]

==Milton Bradley==
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Bradley|Milton Bradley from Wikipedia]]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Bradley_Company|Milton Bradley Company from Wikipedia]]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Bradley_Playmate|Milton Bradley Playmate from Wikipedia]]

==Phantom==
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom|Phantom from Wikipedia]]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom|The Phantom from Wikipedia]]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_%28The_Phantom_of_the_Opera%29|Erik (The Phantom of the Opera) from Wikipedia]]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantom_%28disambiguation%29|Fantom (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantom_%28programming_language%29|Fantom (programming language) from Wikipedia]]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fant%C3%B4mas|Fantômas from Wikipedia]]

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