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=Collaborations=
In 1981, Eric White started the collaboration with [[David Levy|David Levy's]] and [[Kevin O’Connell|Kevin O’Connell's]] new company [[Intelligent Software]]. ''White and Allcock's'' first own dedicated chess computer was the [[CXG Sensor Computachess]] <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/CXG_Sensor_Computachess CXG Sensor Computachess] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref> with a 4-bit [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi_Ltd. Hitachi] processor [[HMCS4xC|HD44801]], and the program by [[Mark Taylor]] using only 160 [[Nibble|nibbles]] of [[Memory#RAM|RAM]], which predecessor was already instantiated in the [[Saitek|SciSys]] [[Mini Chess]] series earlier this year.
Chess computers were designed in Hong Kong, manufactured in China, and then marketed under various brand names and retailers, including [[Newcrest Technology#CXG|CXG]] <ref>[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/cxg.html CXG Electronic Chess Computers] from [[The Spacious Mind]]</ref> <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/CXG CXG] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref>, Computer Games Ltd. (CGL), ComputaChess, Crown, Hanimex, Unimex, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_Corporation Tandy] via [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RadioShack RadioShack], [[Newcrest Technology#Krypton|Krypton]] <ref>[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/krypton.html Krypton] from [[The Spacious Mind]]</ref> <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Krypton Krypton] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref>, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amstrad_CPC#Schneider_Computer_Division Schneider] <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Schneider Schneider] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref> <ref>[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/schneider.html Schneider Electronic Chess Computers] from [[The Spacious Mind]]</ref>, Systema and Toytronic. In 1998 in partnership with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Electronics Tiger Electronics] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasbro Hasbro]) <ref>[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/tiger.html Tiger Electronic Chess Computers] from [[The Spacious Mind ]]</ref>, White produced the [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Tiger_Grenadier Tiger Grenadier] and [http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/chescom/EngTigVM.html Tiger Voice Master] <ref>[http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/chescom/EngTigVM.html Tiger Voice Master] from [http://www.xs4all.nl/~tluif/EngStart.html Tom's English Homepage] by [http://www.xs4all.nl/~tluif/ Tom Luif]</ref>. Chess computers were also manufactured for [[Excalibur Electronics|Excalibur]] and [[Millennium 2000]] <ref>[http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/Millennium%20information.pdf De firma Millennium 2000 GmbH Hegener & Weiner in vogelvlucht] by [[Hein Veldhuis]], Dutch and German pdf</ref>. [[David Levy]] was the source of programs for all cheaper models <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_computers_-_the_uk_story.html Chess Computers - The UK Story] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>, using ''Sunplus 8-bit'' chips <ref>[http://mcu.sunplusmcu.com/applications/Treadmill.asp Sunplus MCU]</ref> (now ''Generalplus'' <ref>[http://www.generalplus.com/ Generalplus homepage]</ref>).
