Novag Sapphire

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|| [[image:NovagSapphire.jpg link="https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/858171271/in/album-72157600922171918/"]] ||~ || **Novag Sapphire**,
a portable [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] by [[Novag]] with a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi|Hitachi]] [[H8]] 8-bit [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcontroller|microcontroller]], running a program based on [[WChess]] by [[David Kittinger]] in 64 KiB of [[Memory#ROM|ROM]] using 129 KiB of [[Memory#RAM|RAM]] including 118 Kib for [[Transposition Table|transposition tables]] <ref> [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Novag_Sapphire|Novag Sapphire]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info Wiki]] (German)</ref>. The pocket computer was released in 1994, along with the desktop [[#Diamond]]**Diamond** version with a pressure [[Sensory Board|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 <ref>[[https://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/858171271/in/album-72157600922171918/|Sapphire I]] from  [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/sets/72157600922171918/|Novag | Photo collection]] by [[Steve Blincoe|Chewbanta]]</ref> ||~ ||^ ||
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=[[#II]]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 [[Memory#ROM|ROM]] in almost the same housing.

=See also=
* [[Novag Citrine]]
* [[Novag Star Diamond]]
* [[Novag Super System]]
* [[Novag Universal Electronic Chess Board]]
* [[WChess]]

=Forum Posts=
* [[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13909|Question about Novag Diamond]] by Amstaff, [[CCC]],  May 20, 2007
* [[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4808|Novag Star Sapphire vs Sapphire vs Sapphire II]] by Vonderlasa, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], May 06, 2012
* [[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6272|The Portable Collector: Novag Sapphire II Portable Wood]] by SirDave, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], October 07, 2013
* [[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6640|Novag Sapphire2 Chess Computer]] by 7Chessfan7, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], March 08, 2014
* [[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7072|Novag Sapphire vs. Magnus Carlsen]] by Vonderlasa, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], March 01, 2015 » [[Play Magnus]]

=External Links=
==Chess Computers==
* [[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/sapphire.html|Novag Sapphire Electronic Chess Computer]] from [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/diamond.html|Novag Diamond Electronic Chess Computer]] from [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/sapphire_ii.html|Novag Sapphire II Electronic Chess Computer]] from [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/diamond_ii.html|Novag Diamond II Electronic Chess Computer]] from [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [[http://www.tervo.ca/chess/sapphire.htm|Inside the Novag Sapphire II]] by Richard Tervo
* [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php?title=Novag_Diamond|Novag Diamond]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info Wiki]] (German)
* [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Novag_Sapphire|Novag Sapphire]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info Wiki]] (German)
* [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php?title=Novag_Sapphire_II|Novag Sapphire II]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info Wiki]] (German)
* [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php?title=Novag_Diamond_II|Novag Diamond II]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info Wiki]] (German)
* [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Novag_Sapphire_II_de_Luxe|Novag Sapphire II de Luxe]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info Wiki]] (German)
* [[http://www.schachcomputer.at/sapphire.htm|Novag Sapphire, Universalboard]] from [[http://www.schachcomputer.at/index.htm|Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage]] by [[Kurt Kispert]] (German)
* [[http://www.schachcomputer.at/sapphi2.htm|Novag Sapphire II]] from [[http://www.schachcomputer.at/index.htm|Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage]] by [[Kurt Kispert]] (German)
==Misc==
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond|Diamond from Wikipedia]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapphire|Sapphire from Wikipedia]]

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