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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner..The Motorola 68000 Processor

Author: William Bryant

Date: 15:23:49 01/21/05

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On January 21, 2005 at 10:39:17, Steve B wrote:

>Significant  strides in terms of playing strength  were made in the Dedicated
>chess computer market once the industry utilized the Motorola 68000 16  bit
>Processor
>
>the processor was especially suitable for the types of instructions used to
>calculate a chess move
>
>eventually 68020 32 bit and 68030 and 68040 processors were also used
>
>here is the very first chess computer to incorporate the 68000 16 bit  processor
>
>The Legendary Mephisto Excalibur:
>
>
>http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/cpaa2@sbcglobal.net/detail?.dir=3353&.dnm=e674.jpg&.src=ph
>
>Best
>Steve

The best computer to use a 68000 for chess was my first computer, the original
Macintosh in 1984 with  Sargon III, my first chess program (or first chess
computer).

That old system and program can still kick my ...

William



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