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Saba Videoplay was the name of the Channel F in Germany, and Schach is the German word for Chess. This cart is special in that it contains 6K of standard ROMs (two 2332s) as well as 2K of RAM (four 2114s). 또 유럽 업체의 라이선스 게임기로 스웨덴의 Luxor Video Entertainment System, 영국의 Adman Grandstand, 독일의 Saba Videoplay와 Nordmende Teleplay, ITT Tele-Match Processor가 있다. CPU: 페어차일드 F8 1.79MHz (PAL: 2.22MHz) RAM: 64 바이트, 2킬로바이트 VRAM (2×128×64 비트). Saba Videoplay Germany According to the description of the US unit, it seems to be a combination of the Channel F System 1 and System 2. It is quite big, all black, and it features the storage compartment for the controllers.
Chess Champion Pocket Chess, (Chess Traveler)
a dedicated travel chess computer by SciSys and identical by Novag, first released in 1980, also licensed by other vendors under various brand names, such as Acetronic Chess Traveller, Prinztronic Chess Traveller, Ingersoll Chess Traveler and Tandy Computerized Chess[2][3]. The Chess Champion Pocket Chess has a four digit 7-segmentLED display, a small pegboard without sensors, and a keypad to enter moves. The Intercontinental Traveler, released in 1982 by SciSys and Novag as well, had an LCD.
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The Philidor Software program, written by Mike Johnson under assistance of David Levy[4], ran under a Fairchild F8 3850/3851 compatible 3870 controller using 2 KiB of ROM and comfortable 320 Bytes of RAM, since the internal 64 bytes of the 3870 were expanded by an external 256x8 static RAM chip [5]. Thanks to Sean Riddle, the Acetronic Chess Traveller is playable under the Multi Emulator Super System MESS[6].
- Hans-Peter Ketterling (1981). Computer auf dem Vormarsch - VI Teil. Europa-Rochade, 04-1981, in Novag & SciSys – Chess Champion Pocket Chess, pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis (Dutch and German)
SciSys
- Chess Champion Pocket Chess from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- Chess Champion Pocket Chess by Tom Luif
- SciSys Chess Champion Pocket Chess from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
- SciSys Intercontinental Traveler from The Spacious Mind
- SciSys Intercontinental Traveler from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
Novag
- Novag Chess Champion Pocket Chess by Tom Luif
- Novag Chess Champion Pocket Chess from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
Acetronic
- Acetronic Chess Traveller by Tom Luif
- Other F8 games - Acetronic Chess Traveler by Sean Riddle - playable in MESS
Prinztronic
- Prinztronic Chess Traveller from The Spacious Mind
Tandy
- Tandy Computerized Chess from The Spacious Mind
- Tandy Computerized Chess by Tom Luif
- ↑Image from Chess Champion Pocket Chess from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- ↑Chess Champion Pocket Chess from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- ↑Klone from Schachcomputer.info Wiki
- ↑Hans-Peter Ketterling (1981). Computer auf dem Vormarsch - VI Teil. Europa-Rochade, 04-1981, in Novag & SciSys – Chess Champion Pocket Chess, pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis (Dutch and German)
- ↑3539-1CD 256x8 static RAM Datasheet (pdf)
- ↑Other F8 games - Acetronic Chess Traveler by Sean Riddle - playable in MESS
Bell Video Store (formerly VideoPlay.ca) was the premium Internet video-on-demand service offered by Bell Sympatico. It had a French language equivalent, LaBanqueVideo/Boutique video Bell. It started in Beta mode on 4 May 2007 and offered movies, television shows and music videos/concerts for $1.99 and up, with a pricing structure similar to that of iTunes by Apple Computer and Unbox by Amazon. A purchase included a full resolution video file with the rights to download on up to 4 devices. The Bell Video Store ceased operations on 15 July 2009. Movies were not available for purchase or rent after 15 June 2009.
Compatibility[edit]
The Video Store player was compatible with the Windows XP family of operating systems and Windows Vista. The content could be viewed using the Bell Video Player, Windows Media Player, a Media Centre compatible computer and a PlaysForSure portable device (May 2008). With the Media Centre capability, content could then be streamed to a television using a Windows Media Center Extender such as an Xbox 360 console from a PC running Windows XP Media Center Edition or Windows Vista (Home Premium or Ultimate). Downloaded videos could be burned to a DVD for storage purposes, but the resulting DVD would not play on a DVD player.
Social networking[edit]
The Video Store had a social networking component, partnered with Broadband Mechanics to deliver a series of 'widgets' that allowed users to interact with content on the site.Examples of this included 5-star ratings, reviews, comments, adding friends, sending messages and more.
Video quality[edit]
The content delivered by Bell Video Store was 'DVD and above quality'. Bit rates ranged from 1.5 to 2.5. The encoding rate used created a file size which made one hour of programming roughly equal to one gigabyte (1 GB) of file space in a computer. In comparison, a typical DVD makes a 2-hour movie about 4.7 GB.
Due to the large size of the files being downloaded, the service required a broadband internet connection capable of sustaining transfer speeds of 800 kbit/s. A 2-hour filme might have taken 7 hours and 20 minutes to download using a 750 kbit/s DSL/cable connection or 1 hour and 50 minutes with a 3.0 Mbit/s DSL/cable connection.
For Bell Video Store users with a high speed connection, the service delivered a progressive download feature which aimed to have any Bell Video Store files playing within 5 minutes.
Requirements[edit]
For display on a computer or transfer to portable device, the service required the installation of a client application (Media Player) which managed playback and the transfer of video to devices.
Criticism[edit]
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Video Store videos would only play in desktop applications that supported Windows Media DRM, of which none exist for Mac OS X and Linux.
When portable capability was launched in May 2008, the Bell Video Store only supported portable devices that supported the Microsoft PlaysForSureformat, thereby excluding popular devices such as the Apple iPod.
Bell launched this service shortly after beginning to throttle the popular bit torrent protocol. Similar services such as Azureus's Vuze & BitTorrent Inc's DNA Platform have been effectively stopped from entering this market in Canada.
Competitors[edit]
- Walmart Video Download (beta)
Saba Videoplay System Fairchild
External links[edit]
Main site: The Bell Video Store (beta) - formerly VideoPlay
- Bell Video Store featured on CTV WebMania[permanent dead link]