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− | a wooden chess board with magnetic sensors released by [[Novag]] in 1996 as dedicated chess user interface for compatible [[Novag]] [[Dedicated Chess Computers|chess computers]] such as [[Novag Super VIP]] <ref> [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7725 Universal Chess Board with Super Vip and other] by dedicate computers, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], March 15, 2016</ref> and [[Novag Sapphire]], or for supported commercial chess programs running on a [[IBM PC|PC]]. The board was connected via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232 RS-232] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_communication serial interface] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port serial port] of the computer. The PC programs required a start of a provided driver indicating the com port number. Drivers were available for the [[MS-DOS]] chess programs [[Fritz|Fritz 1-3]], [[Mephisto Advantage]], [[Chess Genius|Genius 3]], [[Rebel|Rebel 7]] and [[WChess]] <ref>[http://s3.chesshouse.com/manuals/novag-universal-chessboard-chess-computer-manual.pdf Novag Universal Chessboard - Instruction] (pdf)</ref>, and others, later also for engines running under [[Windows]] [[GUI|GUIs]], such as [[ChessPartner]] <ref>[http://www.lokasoft.nl/does-the-novag-universal-chessboard-work-with-chesspartner-or-ert-.aspx Does the Novag Universal Chessboard work with ChessPartner or ERT ? - Lokasoft - Home of ChessPartner]</ref>, [[WinBoard]] <ref>[http://www.tim-mann.org/extensions.html#sensory Extensions and Drivers] from [[Tim Mann|Tim Mann's]] Chess Pages</ref> and [[Arena]]. | + | a wooden chess board with magnetic sensors released by [[Novag]] in 1996 as dedicated chess user interface for compatible [[Novag]] [[Dedicated Chess Computers|chess computers]] such as [[Novag Super VIP]] <ref> [http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7725 Universal Chess Board with Super Vip and other] by dedicate computers, [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], March 15, 2016</ref> and [[Novag Sapphire]], or for supported commercial chess programs running on a [[IBM PC|PC]]. The board was connected via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS-232 RS-232] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_communication serial interface] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port serial port] of the computer. The PC programs required a start of a provided driver indicating the com port number. Drivers were available for the [[MS-DOS]] chess programs [[Fritz|Fritz 1-3]], [[Gideon#MephistoGideon|Mephisto Advantage]] <ref>[http://rebel13.nl/dos/mephisto%20gideon.html Mephisto Gideon] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]</ref>, [[Chess Genius|Genius 3]], [[Rebel|Rebel 7]] and [[WChess]] <ref>[http://s3.chesshouse.com/manuals/novag-universal-chessboard-chess-computer-manual.pdf Novag Universal Chessboard - Instruction] (pdf)</ref>, and others, later also for engines running under [[Windows]] [[GUI|GUIs]], such as [[ChessPartner]] <ref>[http://www.lokasoft.nl/does-the-novag-universal-chessboard-work-with-chesspartner-or-ert-.aspx Does the Novag Universal Chessboard work with ChessPartner or ERT ? - Lokasoft - Home of ChessPartner]</ref>, [[WinBoard]] <ref>[http://www.tim-mann.org/extensions.html#sensory Extensions and Drivers] from [[Tim Mann|Tim Mann's]] Chess Pages</ref> and [[Arena]]. |
=See also= | =See also= |
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Novag Universal Electronic Chess Board,
a wooden chess board with magnetic sensors released by Novag in 1996 as dedicated chess user interface for compatible Novag chess computers such as Novag Super VIP [2] and Novag Sapphire, or for supported commercial chess programs running on a PC. The board was connected via RS-232 serial interface to the serial port of the computer. The PC programs required a start of a provided driver indicating the com port number. Drivers were available for the MS-DOS chess programs Fritz 1-3, Mephisto Advantage [3], Genius 3, Rebel 7 and WChess [4], and others, later also for engines running under Windows GUIs, such as ChessPartner [5], WinBoard [6] and Arena.
See also
Forum Posts
- Re: Rebel 8 on the Novag Universal Board by Ed Schröder, CCC, March 04, 1998
- Novag Universal ChessBoard Programming by Stuart Cracraft, CCC, March 27, 1998
- DGT vs Novag Universal by Michael Ginat, CCC, January 19, 1999 » DGT Board
- Re: Novag Universal Board and Winboard by Ian Osgood, CCC, July 26, 1999
- CEBoard 2.1 beta and Novag Universal Chessboard by Alain Zanchetta, CCC, March 06, 2005
- Novag Universal Electronic Chess Board by chesspcmac, Hiarcs Forum, November 19, 2015
- Universal Chess Board with Super Vip and other by dedicate computers, Hiarcs Forum, March 15, 2016
- Novag UCB drivers (Winboard and UCI) by Graham O'Neill, CCC, February 24, 2017 » WinBoard, UCI
Manual
Publications
- Novag - Universal Electronic Chess Board "Limited Edition", pdf hosted by Hein Veldhuis (Dutch, German)
External Links
- Novag Universal Electronic Chess Board from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
- Novag Electronic Chess Board (Limited Edition) from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
- Novag Sapphire, Universalboard from Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage by Kurt Kispert (German)
References
- ↑ Universal Chess Board with Sapphire II from Novag | Photo collection by Chewbanta
- ↑ Universal Chess Board with Super Vip and other by dedicate computers, Hiarcs Forum, March 15, 2016
- ↑ Mephisto Gideon by Ed Schröder
- ↑ Novag Universal Chessboard - Instruction (pdf)
- ↑ Does the Novag Universal Chessboard work with ChessPartner or ERT ? - Lokasoft - Home of ChessPartner
- ↑ Extensions and Drivers from Tim Mann's Chess Pages