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Subject: Re: Old Dos Freeware Engines

Author: Tom Kerrigan

Date: 03:22:26 04/14/00

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On April 13, 2000 at 20:10:37, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:

>On April 13, 2000 at 15:30:36, Mark Loftus wrote:
>
>>Does anyone know the time, seconds per move, of old dos programs like Sargon III
>>(Spracklens, Dos adaptation by Kenneth Leavelle), or Cyrus (Richard Lang), for
>>the different levels 1, 2, 3, etc.?  This is not given in program documentation.
>>Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>>Mark
>
>Hello,
>
>Cyrus for the PC was programmed by David Levy and the Intelligent Systems
>Software, not by Richard Lang.  Sorry that I can't be of any help regarding the
>first question.
>
>***  Djordje

It was my understanding that Lang wrote the program and Levy sold it, hence
Levy's name all over the software.

Levy has written a lot of stuff about computer chess and I've read a fair amount
of it. When it comes to programming, he's usually extremely vague. I wouldn't be
surprised if he doesn't know how to program.

I had a brief conversation with him at the 95 WMCCC and I remember he said
something truly bizarre about how chess programs work, but I can't remember for
the life of me what it was.

-Tom



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