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Amazed at the engineering commitment to Shogi (Japanese chess) games. Can anyone comment on the cultural impact of playing shogi on your tv, with a plastic corded controller?

The ability to plug in a coprocessor many times faster than the main CPU is such a fascinating option (used all through the 80’s too, eg the Z80 boards for Apple ][) only to be limited to a niche genre…




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