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Subject: Re: Interesting Old Chess Programming Articles

Author: Jim Phillips

Date: 08:45:41 09/21/98

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On September 21, 1998 at 03:33:42, Derek Jackson wrote:

>On September 20, 1998 at 16:36:02, Jim Phillips wrote:
>
>>The Oct and Nov 1978 issues of Byte Magazine contained several articles
>>on computer chess programming - including a two-part article by none other
>>than the Spracklens, detailing their Sargon program.
(snip)
>>I have e-mailed a request to Byte Magazine asking their permission to upload
>>these very interesting articles.
(snip)
>>-Jim Phillips
>
>I have copies of these articles too, and they were very helpful when I started
>chess programming.
>
>Have you seen the articles by Peter Frey and Larry Atkin in Byte Oct, Nov and
>Dec 1978 and Jan 1979.
>
>Oct 1978 is an introduction to chess programming.  Nov and Dec 1978 are a
>working program, Chess 0.5, in PASCAL (albeit rather dated now).  Jan 1979 looks
>to the future and IMHO is still not entirely out of date.  I have tried some of
>the ideas on goal-directed search and they do have some positive effects.
>
>Derek Jackson

Derek:
I didn't realize there were more articles in the following issues....  I
only have the Oct 78 Byte and a photocopy of the following month's
Spracklen article.
Is there any possibility you would send me photocopies of the other texts
from Nov, Dec, and Jan?  I would also enter and upload them if I get
permission from Byte.  I would appreciate it very much.  Please let me
know and I will e-mail you my mailing address.  I would be willing to pay
you for your time and expense.  Thanks.
-Jim Phillips



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