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'''CXG Star Chess''',<br/>
a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] with integrated travel sensory pegboard and a [[Motorola ]] [[6800]] compatible ''Newcrest'' [[6800#6301|6301V]] 8-bit controller including 4 Kibi KiB [[Memory#ROM|ROM]] and 256 Byte [[Memory#RAM|RAM]], produced and released by [[Newcrest Technology]] in '''1985''' as successor of the [[CXG Sensor Computachess#III|CXG Computachess III]] which had the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi_Ltd. Hitachi] [[6800#6301|HD6301V1]] on board. Like the Computachess III, the CXG Star Chess program was based on [[Kaare Danielsen|Kaare Danielsen's]] first program, [[LogiChess]]. The same program was also inside the ''CXG Enterprise S'' <ref>[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/enterprise_s.html CXG Enterprise S Electronic Chess Computer] from [[The Spacious Mind]]</ref>, also sold by [[Hegener & Glaser]] as ''Mephisto Merlin 4K'' <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_Merlin_4K Mephisto Merlin 4K] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref>. This 6800 LogiChess branch was still in production in the 2000s, as used in all the '''Lexibook''' computers <ref>[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/lexibook.html Lexibook Electronic Chess Computers] from [[The Spacious Mind]]</ref> with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freescale_68HC08 68HC08] compatible microcontrollers <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Danielsen,_Kaare Danielsen, Kaare] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref> <ref>[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/travel_chess_explorer.html Lexibook Travel Chess Explorer Electronic Chess Computer] from [[The Spacious Mind]]</ref> <ref>[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/chessman_pro.html Lexibook ChessMan Pro Electronic Chess Computer] from [[The Spacious Mind]]</ref>.
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=CXG Advanced Star Chess=
[[FILE:AdvancedStartChess.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/859029458/in/set-72157600923816793|CXG 211 Advanced Star Chess Box <ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/sets/72157600923816793/ CXG-CGL Collection] by [[Steve Blincoe|Chewbanta]]</ref> ]]
The '''1986''' successor, '''CXG Advanced Star Chess''' had the more powerful ''Newcrest 6301Y'' controller with 16 Kibi KiB ROM, and 2.25 Kibi KiB RAM, and was already based on [[Kaare Danielsen|Kaare Danielsen's]] new program [[Enterprise]], related to the ''CXG Super Enterprise'' <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/CXG_Super_Enterprise CXG Super Enterprise] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref>, the [[CXG Sphinx#Titan|CXG Sphinx Titan]], and the ''CXG Super Crown'' <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/CXG_Super_Crown CXG Super Crown] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref>, also marketed in 1987 by [[Hegener & Glaser]] as ''Mephisto Merlin 16K'' <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_Merlin_16K Mephisto Merlin 16K] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref>.
==Oracle==
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=303728 Help identify my dedicated unit] by Jason Waugh, [[CCC]], June 29, 2003
* [http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=225 Collector's Corner: And what is this?] by [[Dr. Axel Schumacher]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], September 04, 2007
* [https://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7004 Kaare Danielsen Comparisons] by [[The Spacious Mind]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], January 14, 2015
=External Links=
==Star Chess==
* [http://tluif.home.xs4all.nl/chescom/EngCXGSC.html CXG Star Chess] by [http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/ [Tom Luif]]
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/CXG_Star_Chess CXG Star Chess] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/enterprise_s.html CXG Enterprise S Electronic Chess Computer] from [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/CXG_Enterprise_S CXG Enterprise S] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
==Advanced Star==
* [http://tluif.home.xs4all.nl/chescom/EngCXAS.html CXG Advanced Star Chess] by [http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/ [Tom Luif]]
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/CXG_Advanced_Star_Chess CXG Advanced Star Chess] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/CXG_Super_Enterprise CXG Super Enterprise] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)

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