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Subject: Re: 0x88 move generation

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 21:59:42 06/19/02

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On June 20, 2002 at 00:40:49, Russell Reagan wrote:

>On June 20, 2002 at 00:37:36, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>It might have been used in the 1970 program COKO but I am not certain.
>
>I *think* I also remember hearing that it was used in that program, but like
>you, I am not certain either.
>
>Russell


I used to communicate with Ed Kozdrowicki quite frequently (in the 70's).  He
is how I became familiar with the program as he sent me the source (it was over
80,000 lines of FORTRAN IV in 1973 or so).

Academia still shares such things regularly, although this has certainly
changed in the last 10+ years.  Otherwise, however, 0x88 would have been
re-invented over and over had someone not published the idea and discussed
it where others could see the idea for themselves and then use it in their
"next year's ACM program."

That is why I _still_ maintain that 90% of the aggregate computer chess
advancements were academia-based.  Because all academia-developed ideas have
been published for all to see, increasing the body of computer-chess knowledge
slowly but surely.



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