Savant
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Savant, (Novag Savant)
a dedicated chess computer released in 1981 by Novag Industries LTD. The Savant had a Z80 CPU with 24 KB ROM and 4 KB RAM running on 3.6 MHz. The Savant was years ahead of its time using an LCD chessboard with touchscreen technology [2]. The program was based on David Kittinger's MyChess, and competed at the Commercial Group of the WMCCC 1981 in Travemünde and the ACM 1982 in Dallas, Texas.
See also
Publications
- John F. White (1982). Review-Chess Computers. Your Computer, March 1982
- Alwin Gruber (2001). Schachcomputer die Geschichte schrieben - Der Novag Savant. ChessBits, 01-2001, pdf, slightly modified by Hein Veldhuis (German)
Forum Posts
- Novag Savant 2...mint condition... by Larry, Hiarcs Forum, June 29, 2010
- The Return Of The Savant by Steve B, Hiarcs Forum, January 14, 2017
External Links
Chess Computer
- Savant's ICGA Tournaments
- Novag Savant II from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- Novag Savant Electronic Chess Computer from The Spacious Mind
- Novag Savant from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki (German)
- Novag Savant Royale from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki (German)
- Novag Savant from Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage by Kurt Kispert (German)
- Savant by Tom Luif