The Peri Gamma is thought to have the same program and basic electronics as a Fidelity Designer 2000. It was made in Scharnstein, Austria in 1989. Whilst I do not know a great deal about the Peri company it is clear that they concentrated on style and presentation in their products. Most Peri machines seem to have been sold in Austria or Switzerland, if the sellers in Ebay auctions are anything to go by.

Peri Gammas are found in only a few known collections and I have only seen this one on Ebay. That I won the Ebay auction for it is probably down to there being no photographs in the listing and the most rudimentary of descriptions.

My intention is to test it alongside a Designer 2000 and find out if it is indeed a “clone”. Whatever, it is a stylish and pleasant chess computer to play.