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Subject: Re: What Chess programs existed in the '60s?

Author: David Paulowich

Date: 09:37:56 04/16/00

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On April 13, 2000 at 22:47:20, Pete Galati wrote:

> SKIP >
>So I don't have a clue what was going on during the '60s as far as Chess
>programs go.  Accounts that I more or less remember have things starting in '48
>as a concept, then late '50s there were more or less working programs, and then
>_nothing_ about the '60s, then I saw mention of somebody doing a Chess program
>on punch cards (oh my God!) in the early '70s.
>
>There has to have been something going on back then, I just don't find the info.
> Any suggestions?  Thanks.
>
>Pete


A lot of info on the program "Brute Force" (late 1970's) can be found
at the site below.  Also a brief history of earlier work in the field.

http://www.concentric.net/~lkessler/brutefor.shtml



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