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Ron Nelson, 1984 [1] Ronald (Ron) Nelson,

an American electrical engineer, microcomputer chess pioneer, and Engineering Vice President for Excalibur Electronics [2], since 2010 in retirement [3]. In 1976 he already developed a chess program for an Altair 8800 Microcomputer with an Intel 8080 CPU. Coincidentally, his friend was secretary at Fidelity Electronics owned by Sidney Samole, who just had the idea to build a dedicated chess computer and was looking for a programmer and engineer [4]. Ron got immediately hired by Samole, and they constructed and build several Fidelity Chess Challenger Prototypes, three working models and four non-working models. Sidney Samole decided to promote their brainchild at Chicago’s Consumer Electronics Show in January 1977 [5]

Excalibur#

After Hegener & Glaser acquired Fidelity Electronics in 1989, Ron Nelson continued computer chess engineering, as well as computer chess programming in Sidney’s son, Shane Samole’s company Excalibur Electronics. Every chess game produced by Excalibur Electronics contains a Nelson programs [8] [9].

See also#

• Category:Nelson Quotes
• Chess Challenger
• Excalibur Electronics
• Fidelity Electronics
• Shane Samole
• Sidney Samole
• Dan Spracklen
• Kathe Spracklen

Forum Posts#

• Playing Ron Nelson Programs, Today by Fernando Villegas, CCC, April 08, 2007
• Ron Nelson Ever Copied, Used , Cloned the Spracklen? by Fernando Villegas, Hiarcs Forum, July 05, 2014

Re: Ron Nelson Ever Copied, Used , Cloned the Spracklen? by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, December 21, 2015 Excalibur Electronics by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, December 22, 2015 » ACM 1981, Belle’s Attack Maps Excalibur Electronics by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, December 22, 2015 Consumer Computer Chess History Trivia by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, December 22, 2015 » David Kittinger, WMCCC 1981, Mark Taylor Re: Excalibur Electronics by Mike Watters, Hiarcs Forum, December 23, 2015 Ron Nelson by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, December 23, 2015 Ron Nelson by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, December 23, 2015 » Excalibur Ron Nelson by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, December 23, 2015 » Fidelity Electronics, Sidney Samole Re: Ron Nelson by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, December 24, 2015 » Excalibur Mirage, Eric White Re: Ron Nelson by Mike Watters, Hiarcs Forum, December 28, 2015 Re: Ron Nelson by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, December 29, 2015 Re: Ron Nelson by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, December 29, 2015 Fidelity and Fast Hardware by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, December 31, 2015 Ron Nelson & Talking Chess Computers by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, January 02, 2016 Re: Ron Nelson & Talking Chess Computers by Steve Blincoe, Hiarcs Forum, January 02, 2016 Ron Nelson and H & G Projects by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, January 02, 2016 Re: Ron Nelson by Chessmaster Ireland, Hiarcs Forum, January 02, 2016 Re: Ron Nelson Chess Challenger 10 by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, January 24, 2016 » Cassia Chess Mate

• Ron Nelsons dedicated chess computers by mclane, Hiarcs Forum, April 26, 2015
• Even More about Nelson.. by Fernando Villegas, Hiarcs Forum, May 21, 2015
• Excalibur Chess Products Ron Nelson designed/programmed by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, January 05, 2016

Chess Products Ron Nelson designed/programmed by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, January 11, 2016

• Ron Nelson maybe will come here… by Fernando Villegas, CCC, January 05, 2016

Re: Ron Nelson maybe will come here… by Ron Nelson, CCC, February 03, 2016

• Fidelity Chess Challenger 3 Components by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, February 03, 2016

External Links#

• Fidelity Electronics from chesscomputers.org
• Nelson, Ron – Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)

References#

1. ↑ László Lindner, A SZÁMÍTÓGÉPES SAKK KÉPEKBEN című melléklete - The pictures of the Beginning of Chess Computers
2. ↑ Fidelity Electronics from chesscomputers.org
3. ↑ Re: Ron Nelson maybe will come here… by Ron Nelson, CCC, February 03, 2016
4. ↑ Göran Grottling (1988). Thank you Mister Spock! Ein Interview mit Sid Samole. Modul 4/88, pp. 36-38 (German), pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis
5. ↑ Lev Alburt and Al Lawrence (2000). “How About a Nice Game of Chess?” - Any Time. Sidney Samole (1935-2000). Chess Café, October 17, 2000, pdf
6. ↑ Fidelity Chess Challenger 7 from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
7. ↑ 16.Fidelity ..The Golden Years | Flickr - Fotosharing by Chewbanta
8. ↑ Excalibur Electronics by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, December 22, 2015
9. ↑ Excalibur Chess Products Ron Nelson designed/programmed by ChessChallenger, Hiarcs Forum, January 05, 2016

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