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> Does anyone out there know of any decent electronic chess games (not
> programs for general purpose computers, but hardware dedicated to chess)
> for under $100 (or $100-$200 if not)?  I want to get one for my dad
> for Father's Day (and so he'll stop monopolizing the PC).
> 
> 					Thanks in advance,
> 					Mike Sykora

I haven't been able to find a satisfactory electronic chess game (i.e.
not a toy) for under $100.  You can get a reasonable one for around $170.
I think the best buy these days is the Novag Constellation.  Also in
the running are some of the Fidelity machines.  I have a "Sensory
Chess Challenger 9," but there are better, more recent models.

Try to get a hold of a recent issue of "Chess Life" and view the advertisements
there.  At least twice in the past couple of years they have had articles
comparing the various models.  There is a mail-order firm called
"Institutional Computer Development (ICD)" based on Long Island, New York,
that claims to have a big stock, fast delivery, great prices, etc., although I
have never dealt with them personally.

It's getting a little late for mail order if you want the machine by
Father's Day.  Probably the only chess computers you are likely to
pick up in a department store are some of the weaker Fidelity models.

						Gene Stark