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'''Fidelity Phantom''',<br/>
a series of [[Robots|robot type]] [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computers]] by [[Fidelity Electronics]] with a [[6502]] program by [[Dan Spracklen|Dan]] and [[Kathe Spracklen]],
released in three models since 1988, the normal Phantom (model 6100), and the talking '''Chesster Phantom''' (model 6124) and '''Chesster Phantom “Eyeball”''' (model 6126, “Hi I’m Chesster. How about a nice game of chess ...”) <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=395538 Re: Phantom Chesster Eyeball] by [[Steve Blincoe|Steve B]], [[CCC]], November 11, 2004</ref>.
The Fidelity Phantom was basically a re-launch of the 1982 [[Milton Bradley Phantom]] with a Spracklen program within 64 KiB of [[Memory#ROM|ROM]].
[[Sidney Samole]] had bought the rights on the Robot from [[Milton Bradley|Milton Bradley International Inc.]].
After the acquisition of Fidelity Electronics by [[Hegener & Glaser]] in 1989, the same computer was sold under the new brand name '''Mephisto Phantom'''
<ref>[https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Fidelity_Phantom Fidelity Phantom] from [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref>.

=See also=
* [[Milton Bradley Phantom]]
* [[Robot Adversary]]
* [[Robots]]
* [[Novag 2Robot]]

=Reports=
* [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-11-25/entertainment/8802190702_1_computer-chess-chess-federation-rating-phantom Phantom Computer Has All The Chess Moves] by [http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/chinews-phil-vettel-20130507-staff.html Phil Vettel], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tribune Chicago Tribune], November 25, 1988

=Forum Posts=
* [https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=395515 Phantom Chesster Eyeball] by [[Mike Watters|Michael Watters]], [[CCC]], November 11, 2004
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=167047&t=18770 Re: Automated piece mover Chess Computer?] by [[Robert Hyatt]], [[CCC]], January 08, 2008
* [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=63236&sid=5d259a1e719fb2c1be761a81c56f7310 Rare Fidelity Phantom] by Sargon1972, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], November 11, 2013
* [http://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6442&sid=968fe49a72be5f53b4d984525be9f99c Question regarding Milton Bradley Phantom] by Larry, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], November 18, 2013

=External Links=
==Fidelity Phantom==
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/fidelity_chesster_phantom_eyeball.html Fidelity Chesster Phantom Eyeball] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [http://www.ismenio.com/chess_fidelity_phantom6100.html Ismenio's chess computer collection - Fidelity Phantom 6100]
* [http://www.ismenio.com/phantom_6126.html Ismenio's chess computer collection - Fidelity Phantom 6126 Chesster (Eyeball)]
* [https://www.retrogames.co.uk/more/on/details/003248 Fidelity Phantom Chess Machine - Boxed from Retrogames]
* [https://www.microsoft.com/buxtoncollection/detail.aspx?id=180&from=http%3A%2F%2Fresearch.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fum%2Fpeople%2Fbibuxton%2Fbuxtoncollection%2Fdetail.aspx%3Fid%3D180 Phantom Chess] by [https://www.microsoft.com/buxtoncollection/default.aspx?from=http%3A%2F%2Fresearch.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fum%2Fpeople%2Fbibuxton%2Fbuxtoncollection%2Fdefault.aspx Bill Buxton], April 2011
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Fidelity_Phantom Fidelity Phantom] from [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_Phantom Mephisto Phantom] from [https://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
==Phantom==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom Phantom from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom The Phantom from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_%28The_Phantom_of_the_Opera%29 Erik (The Phantom of the Opera) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantom_%28disambiguation%29 Fantom (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantom_%28programming_language%29 Fantom (programming language) from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fant%C3%B4mas Fantômas from Wikipedia]

=References=
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