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Subject: Re: Old Dos Freeware Engines

Author: Pete Galati

Date: 08:41:36 04/14/00

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On April 14, 2000 at 06:22:26, Tom Kerrigan wrote:

>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

Is he more of a journalist or publisher then?  Does anyone know what kind of
backround Levy _has_ in computers?  (personally I have no backround whatso ever
btw)

Pete




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