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'''Applied Concepts Inc.''' (dba Stalker Radar),<br/>
a manufacturer of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics consumer electronics], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_gun radar speed detectors] and in-car [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_camera video camera systems] <ref>[http://www.stalkerradar.com/ Welcome to Stalker Radar - The World Leader in Speed Measurement from Applied Concepts]</ref>, located in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plano,_Texas Plano, Texas], and before in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio] <ref>[http://www.manta.com/c/mtccr7p/applied-concepts-inc Applied Concepts, Inc - Cleveland, Ohio (OH) | Company Profile]</ref>, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado] <ref>[http://www.trademarkia.com/great-game-machine-73305281.html GREAT GAME MACHINE - Reviews & Brand Information - Applied Concepts, Inc. Colorado Springs]</ref> and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garland,_Texas Garland, Texas]. Applied Concepts was founded in March 1977 by chairman and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer CEO] [[Alan Mead]] <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alan-mead/8/576/987 Alan Mead | LinkedIn]</ref> <ref>[http://openjurist.org/264/f3d/1326/kustom-signals-inc-v-applied-concepts-inc-john-l-aker 264 F3d 1326 Kustom Signals Inc v. Applied Concepts Inc John L Aker | OpenJurist], [http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/federal/judicial/fed/opinions/99opinions/99-1564.pdf pdf]</ref>. By the end of the '70s Applied Concepts cooperated and later teamed up with marketing and retail enterprise [[Chafitz|Chafitz Inc.]] and the German company [[Sandy Electronic]] <ref>[http://web2.cylex.de/firma-home/sandy-electronic-gmbh-1677086.html SANDY ELECTRONIC GMBH in MÜNCHEN Altstadt-Lehel]</ref> <ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-14334137.html Schachcomputer: Tricks und Trug], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Spiegel Der Spiegel] 50/1980, December 8, 1980</ref>, to produce [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess]] and game computers.
=Boris=
[[Boris]] was the first chess computer designed and manufactured by Applied Concepts <ref>''Patent Application filed 2nd March 1978 Inventors: Rod Barclay, John A. Cunningham, [[Alan Mead|Alan B. Mead]], Joseph T. Spaits''
''for Applied Concepts, Inc.'' from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/patents.html Patents] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref> and launched by [[Chafitz]] in February, 1978 <ref>[http://www.boris-is-king.com/homepage.htm Boris is King] by Daniel Collin</ref> <ref>[http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/04-1979%20%5BC-7926%5D%20Applied%20Concepts%20-%20Boris%20Diplomat%20%28I%29%20%28bleu%20housing%29.pdf Applied Concepts - Boris Diplomat] (pdf) by [[Hein Veldhuis]]</ref>, running on a [[Fairchild F8]] 8-bit microprocessor <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Chafitz_Boris Chafitz Boris] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref>, with a program by [[David Lindsay]].
=Great Game Machine=
The [[Great Game Machine]], a brand name registered by Applied Concepts <ref>[http://www.trademarkia.com/great-game-machine-73305281.html GREAT GAME MACHINE - Reviews & Brand Information - Applied Concepts, Inc. Colorado Springs]</ref>, and the akin [[Chafitz Modular Game System]], released from 1979, was a [[Module#System|modular system]] with exchangeable chess and game [[Module|modules]], and programs written by [[Dan Spracklen|Dan]] and [[Kathe Spracklen]], [[John Aker]], [[Larry Atkin]], [[David Slate]] and [[Peter W. Frey]].
=Legal Issues=
After a lawsuit between Chafitz and Applied Concepts, and the Spracklens left for [[Fidelity Electronics|Fidelity]], Applied Concepts continued with the ''Chafitz'' brand name and programmer [[John Aker]] on their [[Great Game Machine]] and the [[Chafitz Modular Game System]], the [[Morphy]] program <ref>[[John F. White]] ('''1982'''). ''[http://yourcomputeronline.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/review-morphy-v-champion/ Review-Morphy V Champion]''. [[Your Computer]], [http://yourcomputeronline.wordpress.com/2010/12/28/january-1982-contents-and-editorial/ January 1982]</ref>, and the ''Destiny Prodigy'' computer <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Chafitz_Destiny Chafitz Destiny] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German and English)</ref> <ref>[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/destiny_prodigy.html Chafitz Destiny Prodigy Electronic Chess Computer] from [[The Spacious Mind]]</ref>. [[Jonathan Schaeffer]] was asserting his prior claim to the name concerning his program [[Prodigy]] <ref>[[Jonathan Schaeffer]] ('''1997, 2009'''). ''[http://www.springer.com/computer/ai/book/978-0-387-76575-4 One Jump Ahead]''. 1. This Was Going to Be Easy, pp. 8</ref> :
Even if I wanted to, I couldn't use the name Prodigy again. Six months after the North American Championship, I was startled to see an advertisement for a chess computer named Prodigy. I wrote to the manufacturer asserting my prior claim to the name. They wrote back stating that they had done a trademark search on the name and found no matches. Therefore they would appreciate it if I would stop using their name. They left no doubt about the legal implications of their request..
=Boris X=
[[Boris#X|Boris X]] was already partly the work of [[John Aker]]. It was the forerunner of the [[Morphy]] program, based on ''Boris 2.5'' aka [[Sargon|Sargon 2.5]] by Kathe and Dan Spracklen. The Spracklens, now competing with [[Chess Challenger|Challenger X]] in charge of [[Fidelity Electronics]], have just played ''Boris X'' a few weeks before at the [[WMCCC 1980]] in London, where Challenger won the game and the championship, but ''Boris X'' as runner up was close behind. At [[ACM 1980]], Kathe Spracklen caused a [[Boris#Controversy|controversy]] yielding in the rejection of ''Boris X'' <ref>[http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/01-1981%20%5BE-4701%5D%20Applied%20Concepts%20-%20Morphy%20Edition%20Master%20Chess%20%28module%29.pdf Applied Concepts - Morphy Edition Master Chess (module)] (pdf) by [[Hein Veldhuis]]</ref> <ref>Evan Katz ('''1981'''). ''The Eleventh North American Computer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computing]], Vol. 5, No. 2</ref>.
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=Morphy=
[[John Aker]] was the primary program author <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=463242 Re: Collector's Corner..The Dedicated Chess Computer Chronicles] by [[Steve Blincoe|Steve B]], [[CCC]], November 20, 2005</ref> of the [[Morphy]] [[Module|module]] of the [[Chafitz Modular Game System]] and the [[Great Game Machine]], the computer and program which in conjunction with the [[Morphy#Gruenfeld|Gruenfeld]] opening module by chess master [[John Jacobs]], and the [[Morphy#Capablanca|Capablanca]] endgame module with [[David Slate]] and [[Larry Atkin]] mentioned as authors <ref>[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/gruenfeld_module.html Chafitz Gruenfeld Module Electronic Chess Computer] from [[The Spacious Mind]]</ref>, played the commercial and open group (as ''Applied Concepts X'') of the [[WMCCC 1981]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=502 Gruenfeld/Morphy/Capablanca's ICGA Tournaments]</ref>. However, the Applied Concepts personal withdrew both entries after some rounds, due to a bug in the Capablanca module <ref>[[David Levy]] and [[Kevin O’Connell]] ('''1981'''). ''A New World Champion''. Chess, October/November 1981, [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html Publication Archive] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>.
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=Steinitz=
In 1982, [[Larry Atkin]] wrote the program for the [[Steinitz#Edition4|Steinitz Edition 4]] as [[Great Game Machine]] and the [[Chafitz Modular Game System]] [[Module|module]] <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Chafitz_Steinitz_Edition Chafitz Steinitz Edition] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Steinitz Wilhelm Steinitz from Wikipedia]</ref>, as well the [[Steinitz#Encore|Steinitz Encore]] <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Chafitz_Steinitz_Encore Chafitz Steinitz Encore] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref>, both running on a 8-bit [[6502]] processor with 2 resp. 4 Mhz.
=La Regence=
In 1983, [[Richard Lang]] contributed the program derived from [[Cyrus]] for the [[La Regence|Chafitz TSB 4 La Regence]], with had a [[Z80]] CPU <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Chafitz_TSB_4_La_Regence Chafitz TSB 4 La Regence] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref>.
At the [[European MCC 1982|3rd European Microcomputer Chess Championship]], September 1982, ''La Regence'' became strong runner up behind [[Advance|Advance 2.4]], while ''Cyrus II'' itself didn't quite come up to its expectations. Lang: 'It was written in such a hurry and the tournament came in the middle of its development period rather than at the end'. There were quite a few new ideas in the program, and he didn't have much time to test them before the tournament. The new ideas were a combination of running faster and implementing new [[Knowledge|chess knowledge]], by getting it to recognize [[Isolated Pawn|isolated]] and [[Doubled Pawn|doubled pawns]] and the like <ref>[[Tony Harrington]] ('''1983'''). ''Winner Takes All''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1983.html September 83]</ref> <ref>[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Obermair Gilbert Obermair] ('''1983'''). [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Schachcomputer_Report_%2784 Schach-Computer Report ’84], S. 62-63, [[Applied Concepts]] - La Regence TSB IV, [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/10-1982%20%5BH-0601%5D%20Applied%20Concepts%20-%20La%20Regence%20TSB%20IV.pdf pdf] hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]] (German)</ref>.
=Associated People=
* [[John Aker]]
* [[Larry Atkin]]
* [[Arleen Chafitz]]
* [[Steve Chafitz]]
* [[Terry Fredrick]]
* [[John Jacobs]]
* [[David Lindsay]]
* [[Alan Mead]]
* [[Grady Porter]]
* [[David Slate]]
* [[Dan Spracklen]]
* [[Kathe Spracklen]]
=See also=
* [[Chafitz]]
* [[Excalibur Electronics]]
* [[Fidelity Electronics]]
=Publications=
* Editor ('''1980'''). ''Boris on the Move''. [[Personal Computing#4_8|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 8]], pp. 77 » [[Boris#2.5|Boris 2.5]]
* Editor ('''1980'''). ''The battle of Boris 2.5 vs Sargon 2.5'' [[Personal Computing#4_10|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 10]], pp. 83 » [[Chafitz]]
* [[Harry Shershow]] ('''1981'''). ''Two New Units In Action''. [[Personal Computing#5_2|Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 2]], pp. 91 » [[MCC 1980]], [[John Aker]], [[Morphy]]
=External Links=
==Chess==
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=471 Applied Concepts' ICGA Tournaments]
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Chafitz Chafitz (Applied Concepts)] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki]
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/applied_concepts_boris.html Applied Concepts Boris] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/arb_-_rare_modules.html Applied Concepts ARB + rare modules] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/great_game_machine_-_steinitz.html Applied Concepts GGM + Steinitz] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/sets/72157600923816639/ Chafitz/Applied Concepts/Destiny | Photo collection] by [[Steve Blincoe|Chewbanta]]
==Company==
* [http://www.stalkerradar.com/ Welcome to Stalker Radar - The World Leader in Speed Measurement from Applied Concepts]
* [http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Applied-Concepts-Reviews-E7912.htm Applied Concepts Reviews] from [http://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm Glassdoor.com]
==Patents==
* [http://www.patentbuddy.com/Patent/Profile/6831593/4804328 Professional Profiles for Innovators of D255464, Barclay, Rod; Cunningham, John A; Mead, Alan B; Spaits, Joseph T including employment histories, technology specializations, innovator rankings/ratings, residence addresses, co-workers, Electronic chess game board] from [http://www.patentbuddy.com/home.jsf PatentBuddy]
=References=
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'''[[Organizations|Up one Level]]'''
'''Applied Concepts Inc.''' (dba Stalker Radar),<br/>
a manufacturer of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics consumer electronics], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_gun radar speed detectors] and in-car [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_camera video camera systems] <ref>[http://www.stalkerradar.com/ Welcome to Stalker Radar - The World Leader in Speed Measurement from Applied Concepts]</ref>, located in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plano,_Texas Plano, Texas], and before in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio] <ref>[http://www.manta.com/c/mtccr7p/applied-concepts-inc Applied Concepts, Inc - Cleveland, Ohio (OH) | Company Profile]</ref>, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Springs,_Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado] <ref>[http://www.trademarkia.com/great-game-machine-73305281.html GREAT GAME MACHINE - Reviews & Brand Information - Applied Concepts, Inc. Colorado Springs]</ref> and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garland,_Texas Garland, Texas]. Applied Concepts was founded in March 1977 by chairman and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer CEO] [[Alan Mead]] <ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alan-mead/8/576/987 Alan Mead | LinkedIn]</ref> <ref>[http://openjurist.org/264/f3d/1326/kustom-signals-inc-v-applied-concepts-inc-john-l-aker 264 F3d 1326 Kustom Signals Inc v. Applied Concepts Inc John L Aker | OpenJurist], [http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/federal/judicial/fed/opinions/99opinions/99-1564.pdf pdf]</ref>. By the end of the '70s Applied Concepts cooperated and later teamed up with marketing and retail enterprise [[Chafitz|Chafitz Inc.]] and the German company [[Sandy Electronic]] <ref>[http://web2.cylex.de/firma-home/sandy-electronic-gmbh-1677086.html SANDY ELECTRONIC GMBH in MÜNCHEN Altstadt-Lehel]</ref> <ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-14334137.html Schachcomputer: Tricks und Trug], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Spiegel Der Spiegel] 50/1980, December 8, 1980</ref>, to produce [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess]] and game computers.
=Boris=
[[Boris]] was the first chess computer designed and manufactured by Applied Concepts <ref>''Patent Application filed 2nd March 1978 Inventors: Rod Barclay, John A. Cunningham, [[Alan Mead|Alan B. Mead]], Joseph T. Spaits''
''for Applied Concepts, Inc.'' from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/patents.html Patents] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref> and launched by [[Chafitz]] in February, 1978 <ref>[http://www.boris-is-king.com/homepage.htm Boris is King] by Daniel Collin</ref> <ref>[http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/04-1979%20%5BC-7926%5D%20Applied%20Concepts%20-%20Boris%20Diplomat%20%28I%29%20%28bleu%20housing%29.pdf Applied Concepts - Boris Diplomat] (pdf) by [[Hein Veldhuis]]</ref>, running on a [[Fairchild F8]] 8-bit microprocessor <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Chafitz_Boris Chafitz Boris] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref>, with a program by [[David Lindsay]].
=Great Game Machine=
The [[Great Game Machine]], a brand name registered by Applied Concepts <ref>[http://www.trademarkia.com/great-game-machine-73305281.html GREAT GAME MACHINE - Reviews & Brand Information - Applied Concepts, Inc. Colorado Springs]</ref>, and the akin [[Chafitz Modular Game System]], released from 1979, was a [[Module#System|modular system]] with exchangeable chess and game [[Module|modules]], and programs written by [[Dan Spracklen|Dan]] and [[Kathe Spracklen]], [[John Aker]], [[Larry Atkin]], [[David Slate]] and [[Peter W. Frey]].
=Legal Issues=
After a lawsuit between Chafitz and Applied Concepts, and the Spracklens left for [[Fidelity Electronics|Fidelity]], Applied Concepts continued with the ''Chafitz'' brand name and programmer [[John Aker]] on their [[Great Game Machine]] and the [[Chafitz Modular Game System]], the [[Morphy]] program <ref>[[John F. White]] ('''1982'''). ''[http://yourcomputeronline.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/review-morphy-v-champion/ Review-Morphy V Champion]''. [[Your Computer]], [http://yourcomputeronline.wordpress.com/2010/12/28/january-1982-contents-and-editorial/ January 1982]</ref>, and the ''Destiny Prodigy'' computer <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Chafitz_Destiny Chafitz Destiny] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German and English)</ref> <ref>[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/destiny_prodigy.html Chafitz Destiny Prodigy Electronic Chess Computer] from [[The Spacious Mind]]</ref>. [[Jonathan Schaeffer]] was asserting his prior claim to the name concerning his program [[Prodigy]] <ref>[[Jonathan Schaeffer]] ('''1997, 2009'''). ''[http://www.springer.com/computer/ai/book/978-0-387-76575-4 One Jump Ahead]''. 1. This Was Going to Be Easy, pp. 8</ref> :
Even if I wanted to, I couldn't use the name Prodigy again. Six months after the North American Championship, I was startled to see an advertisement for a chess computer named Prodigy. I wrote to the manufacturer asserting my prior claim to the name. They wrote back stating that they had done a trademark search on the name and found no matches. Therefore they would appreciate it if I would stop using their name. They left no doubt about the legal implications of their request..
=Boris X=
[[Boris#X|Boris X]] was already partly the work of [[John Aker]]. It was the forerunner of the [[Morphy]] program, based on ''Boris 2.5'' aka [[Sargon|Sargon 2.5]] by Kathe and Dan Spracklen. The Spracklens, now competing with [[Chess Challenger|Challenger X]] in charge of [[Fidelity Electronics]], have just played ''Boris X'' a few weeks before at the [[WMCCC 1980]] in London, where Challenger won the game and the championship, but ''Boris X'' as runner up was close behind. At [[ACM 1980]], Kathe Spracklen caused a [[Boris#Controversy|controversy]] yielding in the rejection of ''Boris X'' <ref>[http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/01-1981%20%5BE-4701%5D%20Applied%20Concepts%20-%20Morphy%20Edition%20Master%20Chess%20%28module%29.pdf Applied Concepts - Morphy Edition Master Chess (module)] (pdf) by [[Hein Veldhuis]]</ref> <ref>Evan Katz ('''1981'''). ''The Eleventh North American Computer Chess Championship''. [[Personal Computing]], Vol. 5, No. 2</ref>.
<span id="Morphy"></span>
=Morphy=
[[John Aker]] was the primary program author <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=463242 Re: Collector's Corner..The Dedicated Chess Computer Chronicles] by [[Steve Blincoe|Steve B]], [[CCC]], November 20, 2005</ref> of the [[Morphy]] [[Module|module]] of the [[Chafitz Modular Game System]] and the [[Great Game Machine]], the computer and program which in conjunction with the [[Morphy#Gruenfeld|Gruenfeld]] opening module by chess master [[John Jacobs]], and the [[Morphy#Capablanca|Capablanca]] endgame module with [[David Slate]] and [[Larry Atkin]] mentioned as authors <ref>[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/gruenfeld_module.html Chafitz Gruenfeld Module Electronic Chess Computer] from [[The Spacious Mind]]</ref>, played the commercial and open group (as ''Applied Concepts X'') of the [[WMCCC 1981]] <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=502 Gruenfeld/Morphy/Capablanca's ICGA Tournaments]</ref>. However, the Applied Concepts personal withdrew both entries after some rounds, due to a bug in the Capablanca module <ref>[[David Levy]] and [[Kevin O’Connell]] ('''1981'''). ''A New World Champion''. Chess, October/November 1981, [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive.html Publication Archive] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>.
<span id="Steinitz"></span>
=Steinitz=
In 1982, [[Larry Atkin]] wrote the program for the [[Steinitz#Edition4|Steinitz Edition 4]] as [[Great Game Machine]] and the [[Chafitz Modular Game System]] [[Module|module]] <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Chafitz_Steinitz_Edition Chafitz Steinitz Edition] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref> <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Steinitz Wilhelm Steinitz from Wikipedia]</ref>, as well the [[Steinitz#Encore|Steinitz Encore]] <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Chafitz_Steinitz_Encore Chafitz Steinitz Encore] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref>, both running on a 8-bit [[6502]] processor with 2 resp. 4 Mhz.
=La Regence=
In 1983, [[Richard Lang]] contributed the program derived from [[Cyrus]] for the [[La Regence|Chafitz TSB 4 La Regence]], with had a [[Z80]] CPU <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Chafitz_TSB_4_La_Regence Chafitz TSB 4 La Regence] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)</ref>.
At the [[European MCC 1982|3rd European Microcomputer Chess Championship]], September 1982, ''La Regence'' became strong runner up behind [[Advance|Advance 2.4]], while ''Cyrus II'' itself didn't quite come up to its expectations. Lang: 'It was written in such a hurry and the tournament came in the middle of its development period rather than at the end'. There were quite a few new ideas in the program, and he didn't have much time to test them before the tournament. The new ideas were a combination of running faster and implementing new [[Knowledge|chess knowledge]], by getting it to recognize [[Isolated Pawn|isolated]] and [[Doubled Pawn|doubled pawns]] and the like <ref>[[Tony Harrington]] ('''1983'''). ''Winner Takes All''. [[Personal Computer World]], [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/publication_archive_1983.html September 83]</ref> <ref>[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Obermair Gilbert Obermair] ('''1983'''). [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Schachcomputer_Report_%2784 Schach-Computer Report ’84], S. 62-63, [[Applied Concepts]] - La Regence TSB IV, [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/10-1982%20%5BH-0601%5D%20Applied%20Concepts%20-%20La%20Regence%20TSB%20IV.pdf pdf] hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]] (German)</ref>.
=Associated People=
* [[John Aker]]
* [[Larry Atkin]]
* [[Arleen Chafitz]]
* [[Steve Chafitz]]
* [[Terry Fredrick]]
* [[John Jacobs]]
* [[David Lindsay]]
* [[Alan Mead]]
* [[Grady Porter]]
* [[David Slate]]
* [[Dan Spracklen]]
* [[Kathe Spracklen]]
=See also=
* [[Chafitz]]
* [[Excalibur Electronics]]
* [[Fidelity Electronics]]
=Publications=
* Editor ('''1980'''). ''Boris on the Move''. [[Personal Computing#4_8|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 8]], pp. 77 » [[Boris#2.5|Boris 2.5]]
* Editor ('''1980'''). ''The battle of Boris 2.5 vs Sargon 2.5'' [[Personal Computing#4_10|Personal Computing, Vol. 4, No. 10]], pp. 83 » [[Chafitz]]
* [[Harry Shershow]] ('''1981'''). ''Two New Units In Action''. [[Personal Computing#5_2|Personal Computing, Vol. 5, No. 2]], pp. 91 » [[MCC 1980]], [[John Aker]], [[Morphy]]
=External Links=
==Chess==
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/program.php?id=471 Applied Concepts' ICGA Tournaments]
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Chafitz Chafitz (Applied Concepts)] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki]
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/applied_concepts_boris.html Applied Concepts Boris] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/arb_-_rare_modules.html Applied Concepts ARB + rare modules] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/great_game_machine_-_steinitz.html Applied Concepts GGM + Steinitz] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/10261668@N05/sets/72157600923816639/ Chafitz/Applied Concepts/Destiny | Photo collection] by [[Steve Blincoe|Chewbanta]]
==Company==
* [http://www.stalkerradar.com/ Welcome to Stalker Radar - The World Leader in Speed Measurement from Applied Concepts]
* [http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Applied-Concepts-Reviews-E7912.htm Applied Concepts Reviews] from [http://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm Glassdoor.com]
==Patents==
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