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Novag's first chess computer, the [[Chess Champion MK I]] appeared in September 1978 <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Novag_Chess_Champion_MK_I Novag Chess Champion MK I] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki]</ref> . It had a [[Fairchild F8]] 8-Bit processor running with 1.78 MHz, 2 KB [[Memory#ROM|ROM]], and 256 bytes [[Memory#RAM|RAM]]. The program was a [[Clones:Category:Clone|clone]] of the ''Data Cash Systems Inc.'' [[CompuChess]] program, which was developed by [[David B. Goodrich]] & Associates <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/CompuChess CompuChess] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki]</ref> , while other sources assume [[David Levy]] was involved in the development <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/scisys_and_novag___the_early_y.html Scisys and Novag : The Early Years] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref> <ref>[http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/chescom/EngNovCCM1.html Chess Champion Mk 1] by [http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/ Tom Luif]</ref> . The Mk I was sold in the USA by [[Joseph Sugarman|Joseph Sugarman's]] company ''JS&A'' <ref>[http://books.google.de/books?id=fgEAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&source=bl&ots=eaMgfAOx-j&sig=RtU-YrzsPWpN_-C_YkWrcIv3vy4&hl=en&ei=nhgeTZy5EsjEswalyIj7DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Karpov Accepts - Popular Science March 1979 - Google Books]</ref> , and in 1979 ''Data Cash Systems'' took legal action against ''JS&A'' for breach of copyright <ref>[http://www2.newpaltz.edu/%7Ezuckerpr/cases/data-chs.htm DATA CASH Systems, Inc. v. JS&A Group, Inc., et al. ]</ref> , which failed because it transpired that the copyright had not been adequately protected in terms of USA law <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/scisys_and_novag___the_early_y.html Scisys and Novag : The Early Years] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref> <ref>[http://itlaw.wikia.com/wiki/Data_Cash_Systems_v._JS%26A_Group Data Cash Systems v. JS&A Group - The IT Law Wiki]</ref> <ref>[http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2740925334562415320 Data Cash Systems, Inc. v. JS&A GROUP, INC., 480 F. Supp. 1063 - Dist. Court, ND Illinois 1979 - Google Scholar]</ref> <ref>[http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6047525544656937218 Data Cash Systems, Inc. v. JS&A GROUP, INC., 628 F. 2d 1038 - Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit 1980 - Google Scholar]</ref>.