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| − | Novag's first chess computer, the [[Chess Champion MK I]] appeared in September 1978 <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Novag_Chess_Champion_MK_I Novag Chess Champion MK I] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki]</ref> . It had a [[Fairchild F8]] 8-Bit processor running with 1.78 MHz, 2 KB [[Memory#ROM|ROM]], and 256 bytes [[Memory#RAM|RAM]]. The program was a [[:Category:Clone|clone]] of the ''Data Cash Systems Inc.'' [[CompuChess]] program, which was developed by [[David B. Goodrich]] & Associates <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/CompuChess CompuChess] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki]</ref> , while other sources assume [[David Levy]] was involved in the development <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> <ref>[http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/chescom/EngNovCCM1.html Chess Champion Mk 1] by [ | + | Novag's first chess computer, the [[Chess Champion MK I]] appeared in September 1978 <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Novag_Chess_Champion_MK_I Novag Chess Champion MK I] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki]</ref> . It had a [[Fairchild F8]] 8-Bit processor running with 1.78 MHz, 2 KB [[Memory#ROM|ROM]], and 256 bytes [[Memory#RAM|RAM]]. The program was a [[:Category:Clone|clone]] of the ''Data Cash Systems Inc.'' [[CompuChess]] program, which was developed by [[David B. Goodrich]] & Associates <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/CompuChess CompuChess] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki]</ref> , while other sources assume [[David Levy]] was involved in the development <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> <ref>[http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/chescom/EngNovCCM1.html Chess Champion Mk 1] by [[Tom Luif]]</ref> . The Mk I was sold in the USA by [[Joseph Sugarman|Joseph Sugarman's]] company ''JS&A'' <ref>[http://books.google.de/books?id=fgEAAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&source=bl&ots=eaMgfAOx-j&sig=RtU-YrzsPWpN_-C_YkWrcIv3vy4&hl=en&ei=nhgeTZy5EsjEswalyIj7DQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Karpov Accepts - Popular Science March 1979 - Google Books]</ref> , and in 1979 ''Data Cash Systems'' took legal action against ''JS&A'' for breach of copyright <ref>[http://www2.newpaltz.edu/%7Ezuckerpr/cases/data-chs.htm DATA CASH Systems, Inc. v. JS&A Group, Inc., et al. ]</ref> , which failed because it transpired that the copyright had not been adequately protected in terms of USA law <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> <ref>[http://itlaw.wikia.com/wiki/Data_Cash_Systems_v._JS%26A_Group Data Cash Systems v. JS&A Group - The IT Law Wiki]</ref> <ref>[http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=2740925334562415320 Data Cash Systems, Inc. v. JS&A GROUP, INC., 480 F. Supp. 1063 - Dist. Court, ND Illinois 1979 - Google Scholar]</ref> <ref>[http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6047525544656937218 Data Cash Systems, Inc. v. JS&A GROUP, INC., 628 F. 2d 1038 - Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit 1980 - Google Scholar]</ref>. |
=The SciSys Split= | =The SciSys Split= | ||
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* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Novag_En Novag] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] | * [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Novag_En Novag] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] | ||
* [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/schaakcomputers/Novag.php Novag Schaakcomputers] by [[Hein Veldhuis]] | * [http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/schaakcomputers/Novag.php Novag Schaakcomputers] by [[Hein Veldhuis]] | ||
| − | * [http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/chescom/EngNOV.html Novag Computers] by [ | + | * [http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/chescom/EngNOV.html Novag Computers] by [[Tom Luif]] |
* [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/dave_kittinger.html David Kittinger - Interview] by [[Bryan Whitby]], 2008 | * [http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/html/dave_kittinger.html David Kittinger - Interview] by [[Bryan Whitby]], 2008 | ||
Latest revision as of 15:25, 23 December 2020
Home * Organizations * Novag
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Novag Industries Ltd. is a designer and manufacturer of dedicated chess computers founded in 1978 by Peter Auge and Eric Winkler, located in Hong Kong, one of two special administrative regions (SARs) of the People's Republic of China and at that time (until 1997) under British administration.
Contents
The First Clone
Novag's first chess computer, the Chess Champion MK I appeared in September 1978 [2] . It had a Fairchild F8 8-Bit processor running with 1.78 MHz, 2 KB ROM, and 256 bytes RAM. The program was a clone of the Data Cash Systems Inc. CompuChess program, which was developed by David B. Goodrich & Associates [3] , while other sources assume David Levy was involved in the development [4] [5] . The Mk I was sold in the USA by Joseph Sugarman's company JS&A [6] , and in 1979 Data Cash Systems took legal action against JS&A for breach of copyright [7] , which failed because it transpired that the copyright had not been adequately protected in terms of USA law [8] [9] [10] [11].
The SciSys Split
The Novag Chess Champion MK II in 1979 had a 6502 compatible 6504 CPU with a program by Peter Jennings. Novag's third computer, the Chess Champion Super System III with a 6502 CPU and a program developed by Mike Johnson and David Levy was already manufactured by SciSys-W Ltd. Despite commercial success, Winkler and Auge decided to part company in late 1979. Winkler had already founded SciSys, and Auge continued with Novag, both first sharing their products, for instance Chess Partner 2000 acknowledged to "programmer" David Levy was delivered in different boxes [12] .
Kittinger
In 1981, Peter Auge hired David Kittinger and his MyChess program which went into the Novag Micro Chess, Super Sensor IV and Savant all in 1981. In the following years the Robot Adversary, Constellation and most notably the Super Constellation appeared. Their cooperation continued over 20 year, despite reissue of his programs in new models, Kittinger made a last update for the Novag Star Diamond in 2003 [13]. In 2009, Novag was sold to a company called Solar Wide Industrial Ltd, but continued to manufacture chess computers [14] .
Novag Best-Publication Award
Winners of the Novag Best-Publication Award, 1992-1996:
- Ken Thompson (1992). Chess Endgames Vol. 3. CD-ROM, AT&T Bell Laboratories
- Rainer Feldmann (1993). Game Tree Search on Massively Parallel Systems. Ph.D. thesis, pdf
- Aske Plaat, Jonathan Schaeffer, Wim Pijls, Arie de Bruin (1994, 2014). A New Paradigm for Minimax Search. TR-CS 94-18, University of Alberta, arXiv:1404.1515
- Robert Hyatt (1995-1996). The Chess Program Crafty, especially by making it available to anyone who wants it
Publications
- Schachcomputer: Markt und Müll, Der Spiegel 49/1979, December 03, 1979, (German) pdf
- Schachcomputer: Tricks und Trug, Der Spiegel 50/1980, December 08, 1980, (German) pdf
- Schachcomputer: Lästig, nicht lustig, Der Spiegel 49/1982, December 06, 1982, (German) pdf
- Tony Harrington (1983). Inter~Galactic Moves. Personal Computer World, October 1983
- Interview with Peter Auge (pdf), Erwerbsquelle: 10-1985, Zeitschrift Schachcomputer (Herausgeber Florian Piel) hosted by Hein Veldhuis (German)
- 100,000 Chess Computers a year Peter Auge says his HK product can only be beaten by masters and grand masters, The Bulletin, May 1986, pdf hosted by Chess Computer UK
Computers and Programs
- Blitz Monster
- Chess Champion MK I
- Chess Champion MK II
- Chess Champion Pocket Chess
- Chess Champion Super System III
- Chess Partner 2000
- Constellation
- Novag Citrine
- Novag Diamond
- Novag Expert
- Novag Forte
- Novag Micro Chess
- Novag Sapphire
- Novag Star Diamond
- Novag X
- Robot Adversary
- Savant
- Super Constellation
- Super Sensor IV
Forum Posts
- Novag - Sold by Bryan Whitby, CCC, May 19, 2009
External Links
- NOVAG - Trademark by Novag Industries Ltd. Kowloon
- Scisys and Novag : The Early Years from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- Novag from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- Novag | Photo collection by Chewbanta
- Novag from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki
- Novag Schaakcomputers by Hein Veldhuis
- Novag Computers by Tom Luif
- David Kittinger - Interview by Bryan Whitby, 2008
References
- ↑ Novag from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki
- ↑ Novag Chess Champion MK I from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki
- ↑ CompuChess from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki
- ↑ Scisys and Novag : The Early Years from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- ↑ Chess Champion Mk 1 by Tom Luif
- ↑ Karpov Accepts - Popular Science March 1979 - Google Books
- ↑ DATA CASH Systems, Inc. v. JS&A Group, Inc., et al.
- ↑ Scisys and Novag : The Early Years from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- ↑ Data Cash Systems v. JS&A Group - The IT Law Wiki
- ↑ Data Cash Systems, Inc. v. JS&A GROUP, INC., 480 F. Supp. 1063 - Dist. Court, ND Illinois 1979 - Google Scholar
- ↑ Data Cash Systems, Inc. v. JS&A GROUP, INC., 628 F. 2d 1038 - Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit 1980 - Google Scholar
- ↑ Scisys and Novag : The Early Years from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- ↑ David Kittinger - Interview by Bryan Whitby
- ↑ Scisys and Novag : The Early Years from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
