Author: David Dory
Date: 15:37:08 02/06/04
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On February 06, 2004 at 16:56:50, William H Rogers wrote: >I think that Robert was the first one to call it a mailbox and it was picked up >from there. A mail box is just like a move list for various pieces and shows >what squares that a chosen piece can move to. I have never heard of the other >example that you showed as being a mail box. Who knows. >Bill Claude Shannon, who originally proposed how a computer could play chess, described what is called a "mailbox" board representation. (Philosophical Magazine, 1950) The key feature was simply that every square on the board could be represented in the computer's memory at a distinct address, and accessed as needed as play continued. Funny, I've never heard of a "move list" for various pieces being any part of a "mailbox" board representation. Is this used in your program, Warlord? David
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