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Subject: Re: Chess Challengers, old SciSys, Novags and Mephistos

Author: Fernando Villegas

Date: 09:03:01 04/19/98

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On April 19, 1998 at 10:44:39, Karsten Bauermeister wrote:

>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



OK, be a draw, but only this time    :-)
F



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