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Subject: Re: Old Dos Freeware Engines

Author: William H Rogers

Date: 10:05:22 04/14/00

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On April 14, 2000 at 11:41:36, Pete Galati wrote:

>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

I only know of two programs that David Levy had a hand in:
1. Visual Chess for the TI : it showed every move graphically that the computer
                             was thinking about. The Screen just went wild.
2. Cyrus                   : I think that I have the name of the author who
                             helped write it using David's ideas and I don't
                             think it was Richard Lang.
Bill




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