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Subject: Re: Antique computer chess program website

Author: Lieven Clarisse

Date: 13:56:09 09/22/05

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Nice work Carey,

You probably know this but here is a links to a few chess programs from the
1980s; i particulary remember playing psion chess.

http://www.gambitchess.com/pub/progr.htm

best wishes

lieven


On September 22, 2005 at 13:38:04, Carey wrote:

>I'd like to let people know of an early, prelimanry version of my antique
>computer chess website.
>
>http://classicchess.tripod.com/
>
>Yes, I know the site is ugly.  I'm not a good web designer.  Also, we do have
>plans on moving the site to a better location.  It just hasn't happened yet.
>
>
>We currently have programs such as:
>
>Chess 0.5 - Source
>Chess 4.6 - Source
>Duchess - Source (& a ready to run tape image, for ibm emulators.)
>Blitz - small source fragment
>Checkmo-II - source
>Kotok's 1962 chess program - thesis & source
>Mike 1978 - source
>T.Belle - 3 versions - source
>Tech-II - source, slightly damaged.
>Tech-II modified for Greenblatt's CHEOPS - source
>Sargon - Source
>
>And a few others.
>
>We have several more programs coming.  They just haven't arrived yet.
>
>We are still trying to track down authors, but it just takes time.  A lot of
>time.  And many people from back then seem to have disappeared.
>
>If you know of an old program that should be on the list, let me know.
>
>If you know where an author is from back then, let me know.
>
>If you have programs from back then, let me know.
>
>We have made some progress, but there's a lot more to do.  It's just slow work.
>If you'd like to help, then feel free to jump in.



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