Difference between revisions of "Eric Winkler"

From Chessprogramming wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(Created page with "'''Home * People * Eric Winkler''' FILE:EricWinkler.JPG|border|right|thumb|link=http://www.ryderems.com/pages_83.html| Eric Winkler <ref>[http://www.ryder...")
 
 
(4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
'''[[Main Page|Home]] * [[People]] * Eric Winkler'''
 
'''[[Main Page|Home]] * [[People]] * Eric Winkler'''
  
[[FILE:EricWinkler.JPG|border|right|thumb|link=http://www.ryderems.com/pages_83.html| Eric Winkler <ref>[http://www.ryderems.com/pages_83.html Eric Winkler - Founder and Chairman of the Board, Ryder Industries]</ref> ]]  
+
[[FILE:EricWinkler.JPG|border|right|thumb|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220061817/http://www.ryderems.com/pages_83.html| Eric Winkler <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180220061817/http://www.ryderems.com/pages_83.html Eric Winkler - Founder and Chairman of the Board, Ryder Industries] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine Wayback Machine])</ref> ]]  
  
 
'''Eric Ernest Winkler''', <br/>
 
'''Eric Ernest Winkler''', <br/>
a Swiss physicist, technologist, businessman and manufacturer of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics consumer electronics] and [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computers]], holding a MSc in Physics from [[ETH Zurich]] <ref>[http://www.ryderems.com/pages_83.html Eric Winkler - Founder and Chairman of the Board, Ryder Industries]</ref>, in 1978, along with [[Peter Auge]] co-founder of [[Novag]], and in 1979 founder and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer CEO] of [[Saitek|SciSys]] (Scientific Systems) located in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong Hong Kong], 1987 renamed to [[Saitek]] <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/SciSys_En SciSys – Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref>.  
+
a Swiss physicist, technologist, businessman and manufacturer of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_electronics consumer electronics] and [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computers]], holding a MSc in Physics from [[ETH Zurich]] <ref>[https://www.ryderems.com/about-us/our-team/eric-winkler/ Eric Winkler - Founder and Chairman of the Board, Ryder Industries]</ref>, in 1978, along with [[Peter Auge]] co-founder of [[Novag]], and in 1979 founder and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_executive_officer CEO] of [[Saitek|SciSys]] (Scientific Systems) located in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong Hong Kong], 1987 renamed to [[Saitek]] <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/SciSys_En SciSys – Schachcomputer.info Wiki]</ref>.  
  
 
=Acquisitions=
 
=Acquisitions=
Saitek continued the [[Mephisto]] trademark after the acquisition of [[Hegener & Glaser]] in 1994 <ref>[http://www.ismenio.com/mephisto.html Hegener & Glaser (Mephisto)] from [http://www.ismenio.com/chess_computers.html ChessComputers.org]</ref> and its entire business operations in 2000. At the H&G [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_General_Meeting Extraordinary General Meeting] in December 2000, it was decided to change the company's name from Hegener + Glaser AG to [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_AG Stella Entertainment AG] realizing 100% of the shares of the ''Broadway Musical Management GmbH'' (BMM), while Winkler concurrently resigned as member of the supervisory board. Stella became insolvent in 2002, partly acquired by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_Entertainment Stage Entertainment] - the German ''Mantelaktien-Report'' by Undervalued-Shares broached the issue <ref>[http://coldipo.com/Undervalued-Shares-MAR-D-200712.pdf Der große Mantelaktien-Report] (pdf) Sonderreport, December 2007 (German), from [http://www.undervalued-shares.com/ Undervalued-Shares.com], pp 103. [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_AG Stella Entertainment AG i. L] (ehem. Hegener + Glaser AG)</ref>.  
+
Saitek continued the [[Mephisto]] trademark after the acquisition of [[Hegener & Glaser]] in 1994 <ref>[http://www.ismenio.com/mephisto.html Hegener & Glaser (Mephisto)] from [http://www.ismenio.com/chess_computers.html ChessComputers.org]</ref> and its entire business operations in 2000. At the H&G [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_General_Meeting Extraordinary General Meeting] in December 2000, it was decided to change the company's name from Hegener + Glaser AG to [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_AG Stella Entertainment AG] realizing 100% of the shares of the ''Broadway Musical Management GmbH'' (BMM), while Winkler concurrently resigned as member of the supervisory board. Stella became insolvent in 2002, partly acquired by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_Entertainment Stage Entertainment] - the German ''Mantelaktien-Report'' by Undervalued-Shares broached the issue <ref>[https://coldipo.com/Undervalued-Shares-MAR-D-200712.pdf Der große Mantelaktien-Report] (pdf) Sonderreport, December 2007 (German), pp 103. [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_AG Stella Entertainment AG i. L] (ehem. Hegener + Glaser AG), from [https://www.undervalued-shares.com/ Undervalued-Shares.com]</ref>.  
  
 
In 2007, Saitek's Branded Products division was acquired at a price of 30 million Dollar by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Catz Mad Catz] <ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/news/6182902.html Mad Catz buys Saitek - News at GameSpot]</ref>, while Winkler continued with his own company, electronics manufacturer ''Ryder Industries Ltd., Hong Kong'', no longer in the dedicated chess computer business <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/scisys_and_novag___the_early_y.html SciSys and Novag : The Early Years] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>.   
 
In 2007, Saitek's Branded Products division was acquired at a price of 30 million Dollar by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Catz Mad Catz] <ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/news/6182902.html Mad Catz buys Saitek - News at GameSpot]</ref>, while Winkler continued with his own company, electronics manufacturer ''Ryder Industries Ltd., Hong Kong'', no longer in the dedicated chess computer business <ref>[http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/scisys_and_novag___the_early_y.html SciSys and Novag : The Early Years] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]</ref>.   
Line 53: Line 53:
 
|}
 
|}
  
==Business People==
+
==Business & Chess==
 
* [[Peter Auge]]
 
* [[Peter Auge]]
 
* [[David Levy]]
 
* [[David Levy]]
 +
* [[Garry Kasparov]]
 
* [[Günter Niggemann]]
 
* [[Günter Niggemann]]
 
* [[Kevin O’Connell]]
 
* [[Kevin O’Connell]]
  
 
=External Links=
 
=External Links=
* [http://www.ryderems.com/pages_83.html Eric Winkler - Founder and Chairman of the Board, Ryder Industries]
+
* [https://www.ryderems.com/about-us/our-team/eric-winkler/ Eric Winkler - Founder and Chairman of the Board, Ryder Industries]
 
* [http://patent.ipexl.com/inventor/Winkler_Eric_Ernest_1.html Winkler Eric Ernest - Inventor Patent Directory]
 
* [http://patent.ipexl.com/inventor/Winkler_Eric_Ernest_1.html Winkler Eric Ernest - Inventor Patent Directory]
 
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/scisys_and_novag___the_early_y.html SciSys and Novag : The Early Years] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
 
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/scisys_and_novag___the_early_y.html SciSys and Novag : The Early Years] from [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/index.html Chess Computer UK] by [[Mike Watters]]
Line 70: Line 71:
  
 
'''[[People|Up one level]]'''
 
'''[[People|Up one level]]'''
 +
[[Category:Entrepreneur|Winkler]]
 +
[[Category:Physicist|Winkler]]

Latest revision as of 23:46, 30 November 2020

Home * People * Eric Winkler

Eric Winkler [1]

Eric Ernest Winkler,
a Swiss physicist, technologist, businessman and manufacturer of consumer electronics and dedicated chess computers, holding a MSc in Physics from ETH Zurich [2], in 1978, along with Peter Auge co-founder of Novag, and in 1979 founder and CEO of SciSys (Scientific Systems) located in Hong Kong, 1987 renamed to Saitek [3].

Acquisitions

Saitek continued the Mephisto trademark after the acquisition of Hegener & Glaser in 1994 [4] and its entire business operations in 2000. At the H&G Extraordinary General Meeting in December 2000, it was decided to change the company's name from Hegener + Glaser AG to Stella Entertainment AG realizing 100% of the shares of the Broadway Musical Management GmbH (BMM), while Winkler concurrently resigned as member of the supervisory board. Stella became insolvent in 2002, partly acquired by Stage Entertainment - the German Mantelaktien-Report by Undervalued-Shares broached the issue [5].

In 2007, Saitek's Branded Products division was acquired at a price of 30 million Dollar by Mad Catz [6], while Winkler continued with his own company, electronics manufacturer Ryder Industries Ltd., Hong Kong, no longer in the dedicated chess computer business [7].

Inventions

Eric Winkler was involved in various patent-registered inventions in the field of dedicated chess computers, for instance the Sensory Electronic Game which includes a board having a number of defined positions each provided with an isotropic field sensor such as a reed switch which has open and closed positions depending upon the presence or absence of a magnetic field, and two sets of playing pieces [8], the Thin Membrane Sensor Board as mentioned by Mike Watters [9], and the Configurable computer input device [10].

Associated People

Programmers

Professional programmers associated with SciSys and Saitek computers:

Author List of computers [11]
Craig Barnes Barnes, Craig
David Broughton Broughton, David
Kaare Danielsen Danielsen, Kaare
Mike Johnson Johnson, Mike
Julio Kaplan Kaplan, Julio
Johan de Koning De Koning, Johan
Frans Morsch Morsch, Frans
Dan Spracklen Spracklen, Dan & Kathe
Kathe Spracklen Spracklen, Dan & Kathe
Mark Taylor Taylor, Mark

Business & Chess

External Links

References

Up one level