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[[FILE:Schachcomputer-SC2.jpg|border|right|thumb| SC 2 <ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mikroelektronik Kombinat Mikroelektronik Erfurt (KME) from Wikimedia Commons], Photo by [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Erdmann_Schleinitz Erdmann Schleinitz]</ref> ]]
'''Schachcomputer SC 2''',<br/>
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|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]].
=Quotes=
Excerpt from Holger Schacht's March 2011 article in, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Kurier Berliner Kurier] <ref>[http://www.berliner-kurier.de/archiv/rechner-trieb-den-staatschef-der-ddr-zur-weissglut-und-war-dennoch-ein-grosser-verlierer-dieser-computer-setzte-honecker-schachmatt,8259702,8307812.html Rechner trieb den Staatschef der DDR zur Weißglut und war dennoch ein großer Verlierer: Dieser Computer setzte Honecker schachmatt] by [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=102405 Holger Schacht], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Kurier Berliner Kurier], March 04, 2011 (German)</ref>:
Developer [[Rüdiger Worbs]]: "The SC2 was the first device manufactured by ten female laborer on the assembly line, they built about 1000". But despite various presentations at trade shows, it did not lead to the desired export. The slightly revised program was stolen by a U.S. inventor, the market is already saturated in the West. In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany GDR], only a few hundred items were available over the counter. 2180 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_German_mark East mark] costs the electrical brain - about three months' wages for ordinary people. Meanwhile, the "SC2" is considered a "collector's item". At the last auction on the Internet, he went away for 49 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro Euro].
=See also=
* [[SC 1]]
* [[Chess-Master]]
* [[VEB Mikroelektronik Erfurt]]
=Publications=
* Udo Dietsch, Herbert Deppe ('''1983'''). ''Schachcomputer SC 2''. rfe, H3, S144-147 (German)
* Dr. Manfred Wilke ('''1983'''). ''Wie denkt ein Schachcomputer''. [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugend_und_Technik Jugend und Technik], [http://kc85-museum.de/diverses/verschiedene/schachcomputer/sc2/jugendtechnik/seite1.jpg jpg 1], [http://kc85-museum.de/diverses/verschiedene/schachcomputer/sc2/jugendtechnik/seite2.jpg jpg 2], [http://kc85-museum.de/diverses/verschiedene/schachcomputer/sc2/jugendtechnik/seite3.jpg jpg 3], [http://kc85-museum.de/diverses/verschiedene/schachcomputer/sc2/jugendtechnik/seite4.jpg jpg 4] (German) <ref>Images from [http://kc85-museum.de/diverses/verschiedene/schachcomputer/sc2/index.html Schachcomputer SC2], [http://kc85-museum.de/ KC85-Museum]</ref>
* [[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)
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/f2/honeckers-schachcomputer-1932.html Info: Honeckers Schachcomputer] by [[Steffen A. Jakob]], [http://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/ Schachcomputer.info Community], July 22, 2008 (German) <ref>On March 6, 1990, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Honecker Erich Honecker's] own chess computer, a [[VEB Mikroelektronik Erfurt|VEB Funkwerk]] [[SC 2]] was seized, after his detention at January 29, 1990</ref>
* [http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=258728 hardware clone: RFT SC2- Intelligent chess] by [[Thorsten Czub]], [[CCC]], March 31, 2009
=External Links=
* [http://www.economypoint.org/c/chess-computer-in-the-gdr.html Chess computer in the GDR / Computer chess - Economy-point.org]
* [https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schachcomputer_in_der_DDR#SC2 SC2, Schachcomputer in der DDR from Wikipedia.de] (German)
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/SC_2 SC 2] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.robotron-net.de/sonstiges.html#SC-02 OEM und Sonstiges - Schachcomputer "SC 02"] from [http://www.robotron-net.de/ Robotron-net.de] (German)
* [http://www.robotrontechnik.de/index.htm?/html/computer/schach.htm Schachcomputer] from [http://www.robotrontechnik.de/index.htm?/html/internes/haupt_en.htm robotrontechnik.de] (German)
* [http://kc85-museum.de/diverses/verschiedene/schachcomputer/sc2/index.html Schachcomputer SC2] from [http://kc85-museum.de/ KC85-Museum] (German)
* [http://www.schachcomputer.at/sc2.htm SC 2 aus Erfurt] from [http://www.schachcomputer.at/index.htm Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage] by [[Kurt Kispert]] (German)
* [http://www.jens-mueller.org/jkcemu/sc2.html JKCEMU als SC2-Emulator] from [http://www.jens-mueller.org/jkcemu/index.html JKCEMU - DDR-Kleincomputer-Emulator] by [http://www.jens-mueller.org/index.html Jens Müller] (German)
* [http://web255.sv12.net-housting.de/ddr-bauteile/ddr-proms.html ROMs und EPROMs aus DDR Produktion] from [http://web255.sv12.net-housting.de/ddr-bauteile/start.html DDR-Bauteile.de.vu]
* [http://www.robotron-net.de/images/sonst/SC-02-Sp.jpg SC 2 circuit diagram] hosted by [http://www.robotron-net.de/ Robotron-net.de]
* [http://www.berliner-kurier.de/archiv/rechner-trieb-den-staatschef-der-ddr-zur-weissglut-und-war-dennoch-ein-grosser-verlierer-dieser-computer-setzte-honecker-schachmatt,8259702,8307812.html Rechner trieb den Staatschef der DDR zur Weißglut und war dennoch ein großer Verlierer: Dieser Computer setzte Honecker schachmatt] by [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=102405 Holger Schacht], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Kurier Berliner Kurier], March 04, 2011 (German)
* [http://www.lr-online.de/nachrichten/sachsen/Deutsches-Spielemuseum-Chemnitz-verfuehrt-die-Besucher;art1047,3251705 Chemnitz : Deutsches Spielemuseum Chemnitz verführt die Besucher], [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lausitzer_Rundschau Lausitzer Rundschau], March 09, 2011 (German)
=References=
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[[FILE:Schachcomputer-SC2.jpg|border|right|thumb| SC 2 <ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mikroelektronik Kombinat Mikroelektronik Erfurt (KME) from Wikimedia Commons], Photo by [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Erdmann_Schleinitz Erdmann Schleinitz]</ref> ]]
'''Schachcomputer SC 2''',<br/>
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|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]].
=Quotes=
Excerpt from Holger Schacht's March 2011 article in, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Kurier Berliner Kurier] <ref>[http://www.berliner-kurier.de/archiv/rechner-trieb-den-staatschef-der-ddr-zur-weissglut-und-war-dennoch-ein-grosser-verlierer-dieser-computer-setzte-honecker-schachmatt,8259702,8307812.html Rechner trieb den Staatschef der DDR zur Weißglut und war dennoch ein großer Verlierer: Dieser Computer setzte Honecker schachmatt] by [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=102405 Holger Schacht], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Kurier Berliner Kurier], March 04, 2011 (German)</ref>:
Developer [[Rüdiger Worbs]]: "The SC2 was the first device manufactured by ten female laborer on the assembly line, they built about 1000". But despite various presentations at trade shows, it did not lead to the desired export. The slightly revised program was stolen by a U.S. inventor, the market is already saturated in the West. In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany GDR], only a few hundred items were available over the counter. 2180 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_German_mark East mark] costs the electrical brain - about three months' wages for ordinary people. Meanwhile, the "SC2" is considered a "collector's item". At the last auction on the Internet, he went away for 49 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro Euro].
=See also=
* [[SC 1]]
* [[Chess-Master]]
* [[VEB Mikroelektronik Erfurt]]
=Publications=
* Udo Dietsch, Herbert Deppe ('''1983'''). ''Schachcomputer SC 2''. rfe, H3, S144-147 (German)
* Dr. Manfred Wilke ('''1983'''). ''Wie denkt ein Schachcomputer''. [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jugend_und_Technik Jugend und Technik], [http://kc85-museum.de/diverses/verschiedene/schachcomputer/sc2/jugendtechnik/seite1.jpg jpg 1], [http://kc85-museum.de/diverses/verschiedene/schachcomputer/sc2/jugendtechnik/seite2.jpg jpg 2], [http://kc85-museum.de/diverses/verschiedene/schachcomputer/sc2/jugendtechnik/seite3.jpg jpg 3], [http://kc85-museum.de/diverses/verschiedene/schachcomputer/sc2/jugendtechnik/seite4.jpg jpg 4] (German) <ref>Images from [http://kc85-museum.de/diverses/verschiedene/schachcomputer/sc2/index.html Schachcomputer SC2], [http://kc85-museum.de/ KC85-Museum]</ref>
* [[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)
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/f2/honeckers-schachcomputer-1932.html Info: Honeckers Schachcomputer] by [[Steffen A. Jakob]], [http://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/ Schachcomputer.info Community], July 22, 2008 (German) <ref>On March 6, 1990, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Honecker Erich Honecker's] own chess computer, a [[VEB Mikroelektronik Erfurt|VEB Funkwerk]] [[SC 2]] was seized, after his detention at January 29, 1990</ref>
* [http://talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=258728 hardware clone: RFT SC2- Intelligent chess] by [[Thorsten Czub]], [[CCC]], March 31, 2009
=External Links=
* [http://www.economypoint.org/c/chess-computer-in-the-gdr.html Chess computer in the GDR / Computer chess - Economy-point.org]
* [https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schachcomputer_in_der_DDR#SC2 SC2, Schachcomputer in der DDR from Wikipedia.de] (German)
* [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/SC_2 SC 2] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://www.robotron-net.de/sonstiges.html#SC-02 OEM und Sonstiges - Schachcomputer "SC 02"] from [http://www.robotron-net.de/ Robotron-net.de] (German)
* [http://www.robotrontechnik.de/index.htm?/html/computer/schach.htm Schachcomputer] from [http://www.robotrontechnik.de/index.htm?/html/internes/haupt_en.htm robotrontechnik.de] (German)
* [http://kc85-museum.de/diverses/verschiedene/schachcomputer/sc2/index.html Schachcomputer SC2] from [http://kc85-museum.de/ KC85-Museum] (German)
* [http://www.schachcomputer.at/sc2.htm SC 2 aus Erfurt] from [http://www.schachcomputer.at/index.htm Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage] by [[Kurt Kispert]] (German)
* [http://www.jens-mueller.org/jkcemu/sc2.html JKCEMU als SC2-Emulator] from [http://www.jens-mueller.org/jkcemu/index.html JKCEMU - DDR-Kleincomputer-Emulator] by [http://www.jens-mueller.org/index.html Jens Müller] (German)
* [http://web255.sv12.net-housting.de/ddr-bauteile/ddr-proms.html ROMs und EPROMs aus DDR Produktion] from [http://web255.sv12.net-housting.de/ddr-bauteile/start.html DDR-Bauteile.de.vu]
* [http://www.robotron-net.de/images/sonst/SC-02-Sp.jpg SC 2 circuit diagram] hosted by [http://www.robotron-net.de/ Robotron-net.de]
* [http://www.berliner-kurier.de/archiv/rechner-trieb-den-staatschef-der-ddr-zur-weissglut-und-war-dennoch-ein-grosser-verlierer-dieser-computer-setzte-honecker-schachmatt,8259702,8307812.html Rechner trieb den Staatschef der DDR zur Weißglut und war dennoch ein großer Verlierer: Dieser Computer setzte Honecker schachmatt] by [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=102405 Holger Schacht], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berliner_Kurier Berliner Kurier], March 04, 2011 (German)
* [http://www.lr-online.de/nachrichten/sachsen/Deutsches-Spielemuseum-Chemnitz-verfuehrt-die-Besucher;art1047,3251705 Chemnitz : Deutsches Spielemuseum Chemnitz verführt die Besucher], [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lausitzer_Rundschau Lausitzer Rundschau], March 09, 2011 (German)
=References=
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