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Subject: old and very old programs, colossus chess... sargon...

Author: Thorsten Czub

Date: 01:47:29 01/28/01

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On January 28, 2001 at 03:43:29, Uri Blass wrote:

>>for me it is important that ALL kind of programs play. that the tournament
>>relates the best OLD programs with the best NEW programs.

>All kind of programs do not participate.

>I do not complain about it because the really old programs of 1980 have no
>chance.

>Old programs of 5 years ago can compete and have practical chance to surprise
>the new programs in a minority of the cases.
>
>Uri

that is right. although i think it is a pity that e.g. people like spracklan and
also martin bryant do not program chess anymore.
i miss them and their efforts. the spracklan programs played interesting.
not too good in tactics. often creative. also colossus chess4 i remember very
good. it was on my cpc464 it played very interesting selective chess, IMO
even better than colossus chess X later on Atari or PC.
what a pity.

we need them back. life is never over. come back.




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