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an Australian technologist, entreponeurentrepreneur, businessman and manufacturer of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics consumer electronics] and [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computers]]. Starting computer chess business in the late 70s, founder and along with [[Ken Cohen]] co-founder of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong Hong Kong] manufacturers ''Cassia'' (1979-1981), ''White and Allcock'' (1981-1984) <ref>"White and Allcock was meant to be a joke name for the partnership, the ‘all cock’ being [[Ken Cohen]]. It became a source of amusement to White and Cohen that their Chinese colleagues never realised". Quote from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_computers_-_the_uk_story.html Chess Computers - The UK Story] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>, [[Newcrest Technology]] (1984-1991) aka ''CXG Systems'', ''National Telecommunications System Ltd.'' (1991-1993), ''Krypton Ltd.'' (1994), ''Timorite Ltd.'' (1995-1996) <ref>[http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/Krypton%20information.pdf De firma Krypton en Timoride in vogelvlucht] by [[Hein Veldhuis]], Dutch and German pdf </ref>, ''Systema Leisure Ltd.'' (1997-2001), and subsequently other Hong Kong companies <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/chess_computers_-_the_uk_story.html Chess Computers - The UK Story] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>. Eric White had his computer chess debut with the [[Cassia Chess Mate]] <ref>[http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/09-1979%20%5BA-3976%5D%20Cassia%20-%20Chess%20Mate.pdf Cassia - Chess Mate], pdf hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]] (Dutch)</ref> which was a [[:Category:Clone|clone]] of [[Ron Nelson|Ron Nelson's]] [[Chess Challenger|Fidelity Chess Challenger 10 (A)]] <ref>[http://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6768&start=122 Re: Ron Nelson] by [[Ron Nelson|ChessChallenger]], [[Computer Chess Forums|Hiarcs Forum]], December 24, 2015</ref>.

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>).