The Chess Challenger 7 chess computer was first manufactured by Fidelity Electronics, Ltd. in 1978.
Here is a collection of photos of my Chess Challenger 7 that I took with a
Kodak DC50 Digital Camera. You can view these full size by clicking on
any one of them. Each JPEG is between 120Kbytes and 200Kbytes in size.
This is a front view of Chess Challenger 7 box.
Here's a view of the front of the box... very 70's, eh?
Side view of Chess Challenger 7 box.
This rear view of Chess Challenger 7 box shows the main features of the unit.
A close-up of the rear of Chess Challenger 7 box... a bit more readable.
Close-up view of keypad and display of Chess Challenger 7.
Bottom side of Chess Challenger 7.
Chess Challenger 7 serial number tag.
Side view with power connector.
Chess Challenger 7 PWB (with case).
Bottom side view of Chess Challenger 7 PWB.
An inside view of the Chess Challenger 7 case.
Another view of Chess Challenger 7 PWB (with case).
View of inside display window and keypad of Chess Challenger 7.
A close-up view of my EPROM hack.
Detail of the keyboard PWB.
Another view of the keyboard PWB and 7-segment display.