Hanimex Portachess, HCG 1550 (1984) RARE

Australian distributor and manufacturer (primarily photographic equipment) was founded in 1947 by Jack Hannes (HANnes+ IMport + EXport = Hanimex). Licensed/distributed Chess computers of CXG Newcrest Technology Ltd (CXG Systems). In 1989, Gestetner purchased Hanimex. Some years later, Gestetner was bought by Ricoh in 1995. In 2004, Fujifilm acquired Hanimex from Ricoh and discontinued the use of the Hanimex brand.
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Hanimex Portachess, HCG 1550 (1984) RARE

Unread post by CHVL » Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:11 pm

Rare also for the fact, it is new in box.
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  • Manufacturer Claims:
    - sensory playing board
    - 8 levels of difficulty
    - fully portable, using 4 penlite alkaline batteries up to 250 hours battery life
    - position memory save features
    - the computer can play black or white
    - pawn promotion
    - en passant captures
    - castling
    - changing side on middle of game
    - audible notification of moves by TONE (which can be turned off)
    -computer play many standard openings
  • Specs:
    - manufacturer: CXG
    - Mark Taylor & David Levy
    - elo 839
    - processor: HD44801@0.4 Mhz
    - RAM: 80 bytes
    - ROM: 2.7 KB

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