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a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] manufactured from 1981 until 1983 by [[VEB Mikroelektronik Erfurt|VEB Funkwerk Erfurt]], in 1983 renamed to [[VEB Mikroelektronik Erfurt|VEB Mikroelektronik „Karl Marx“ Erfurt]].
The SC 2 ran on an 8-bit [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U880 U880] CPU, which was an unlicensed [[Z80]] clone, and had 9 KB [[Memory#ROM|ROM]] and 1 KB [[Memory#RAM|RAM]]. The chess program was an apparently re-engineered, slightly modified [[Clones:Category:Clone|clone]] <ref>[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/VEB_Mikroelektronik_Erfurt#Zweite_Auflage VEB Mikroelektronik Erfurt - Zweite Auflage] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] (German)</ref> <ref>[[Karsten Bauermeister]] ('''1999'''). ''Deutsch-Deutsche Geschichte(n)''. [[Computerschach und Spiele]]. No. 5, October-November 1999, pp 32-33 (German)</ref> <ref>[http://www.robotrontechnik.de/index.htm?/html/software/software.htm Copyright und illegal genutzte westliche Software] from [http://www.robotrontechnik.de/index.htm?/html/internes/haupt_en.htm robotrontechnik.de] (German)</ref> of [[Ron Nelson|Ron Nelson's]] program of the [[Chess Challenger|Chess Challenger 10 C]] manufactured by [[Fidelity Electronics]].
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* [[Christian Posthoff]], [[Günter Reinemann]] ('''1987'''). ''Computerschach - Schachcomputer''. Berlin: Akademie-Verl., ISBN-13: 978-3055002281, with cooperation of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainer_Knaak Rainer Knaak], [[Michael Schlosser]], [[Rainer Staudte]], [[Rüdiger Worbs]] (German)
* [[Karsten Bauermeister]] ('''1999'''). ''Deutsch-Deutsche Geschichte(n)''. [[Computerschach und Spiele]]. No. 5, October-November 1999, pp 32-33 (German)
* [[Ingo Althöfer]] ('''2020'''). ''Computer Chess and Chess Computers in East Germany''. [[ICGA Journal#42_23|ICGA Journal, Vol. 42, Nos. 2-3]]
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