Author: Karsten Bauermeister
Date: 07:44:39 04/19/98
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On April 18, 1998 at 19:16:17, Fernando Villegas wrote: >On April 18, 1998 at 18:43:33, Karsten Bauermeister wrote: > >>>Hi all: >>>I don't know what you thinks, but it seems only fair that Karsten must >>>be named the Great Scholar of Chess Computer History, the Dean of hidden >>>information, etc. And I believe I knew something about all this! >>>Nevertheless, I am sure that Kartsen wont answer the follwing question >>>for a milliond dollars: the name of an Atari program that was the >>>customization of an Slate program. I got you, Karsten... >> >>Hi Fernando, >> >>too much of honor! But I must disappoint you! The answer to the question >>above could be: "Chess 7.0" or "How about a nice game of chess"! >>The first on were available in the end of 1983, the second in 1984. I >>belive you meant the second one! >> >>I got you, Fernando, didn't I? >> >>Little question: My informations are, that both were written for the >>Apple-II, not for the Atari. Were there two versions? >> >>Karsten > > >Well, Karsten, I don't know if I caught you or not, because I am talking >of a program for the 8 bit atari. The name was "Odesta" and it came of >course in a 360 Kb old 5,1/4 disk. UI remember well because I was >coerced to buy anm atari disk reader to use it. >Fernando Hi Fernando, I must admit, that you got got me! I don't know Odesta. I remember an article, which presents a list of nearly all programs for game consols and computers in the early 80's. But I didn't find it. I personally remember only the both programs above. I would offer a draw in "this position" with little advantage for you, ok? Karsten
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