Author: Wayne Lowrance
Date: 07:28:14 11/19/00
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On November 18, 2000 at 21:25:44, Christophe Theron wrote: >On November 18, 2000 at 19:38:23, Wayne Lowrance wrote: > >>On November 18, 2000 at 18:28:09, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>On November 18, 2000 at 16:01:36, walter irvin wrote: >>> >>>>does anyone know the strongest chess computer was that ran on the 6502 cpu ? >>> >>> >>>I guess it is one of Ed Shröder's program. >>> >>>But he could answer, he knows better than me. >>> >> >>Ummmm. I think the Spraeklins (Sargon) is right there. > > But their program (WChess I think) was good, but not up to the other commercial programs, Made me feel Sad, cause to me they started it all for us out here. :) >I don't think so. Sargon on 6502 was strong, but it was basically a brute force >program. >Yes, Yes, But my most fond memories back in those days were of David Kittingers Z80 program (my chess I think, not sure now) and the spraeklins Sargon 1 thru sargon 2 and later 3 and Wchess, I think something like that.. These were pioneers in the field for me, a program I could buy and enjoy. I Remember a friend and neighbor bought a dedicated machine called Boris, he and I played matches with my Sargon 2 and kicked Boris's tail and as I recall that was like a $400 dollars (I am stretching here ole gramps memory :) ) I followed the spraeklins for as long as I could thru the chess magazine (can't remember the name) I think ICD published it. So if you got this far with my thread, thank you for reading about my nostalgia. Wayne >Ed's programs were selective, and much stronger. > >Here is the best 6502 computer ever tested by the SSDF: > > 106 Mephisto MM 4 Turbo Kit 6502 16 MHz 2093 46 -42 292 73% 1918 > >I'm almost sure Ed is the programmer of the Mephisto Polgar: > > 113 Mephisto Polgar 6502 10 MHz 2042 43 -41 283 59% 1979 > >I don't know if he is also the author of the MM4. > >The best program on 6502 by the Spracklens is: > > 160 Fidelity Par Excellence 6502 5 MHz 1835 22 -22 1022 48% 1846 > >The ratings are from the January 2000 SSDF list. They should be comparable to >human elos. > > >If anything here is wrong, I'm sure somebody will correct me. > > > > Christophe
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