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[[FILE:WilSparreboom.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://archief.r-s-b.nl/pk2012/| Wil Sparreboom <ref>[http://archief.r-s-b.nl/pk2012/ RSB PK 2012 15 augustus 2012 Groep A] Archief (2006-2015) van de [https://r-s-b.nl/ Rotterdamse Schaakbond]</ref> ]]
'''Wil Sparreboom''',<br/>
a Dutch electrical engineer, software developer, entrepreneur and owner of [[TASC]] <ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/wil-sparreboom-88398314/ Wil Sparreboom - LinkedIn]</ref>.
As a chess player, Wil Sparreboom is active in the ''Rotterdamse Schaakbond'' (RSB) <ref>[http://r-s-b.nl/ Rotterdamse Schaakbond]</ref>.
=TASC=
During the mid 80s, Wil Sparreboom, while affiliated with ''Riska B.V. Home & Personal Computers'', had the idea to construct and realize an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROM_cartridge expansion-cartridge] for [[Commodore 64]] and [[Commodore 128]] home computers, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Cartridge_III The Final Cartridge III] <ref>[http://ar.c64.org/wiki/Final_Cartridge_III_Manual_Project64.txt Final Cartridge III Manual Project64.txt]</ref>, able to run computer games and applications much faster with an own, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_%28computing%29 WIMP] compliant user interface.
Based on the success of the card, and a chess program by [[Marc Derksen]], the The Final Cartridge III evolved to the [[The Final Chesscard]], which in 1989 became the first product of the new founded company [[TASC]]. Under the direction of Wil Sparreboom, TASC raised until the end of the 90s <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=194531 Re: What happened to TASC?] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], October 27, 2001</ref> with innovative chess products, such as the [[ChessMachine]] <ref>[http://rebel13.nl/dedicated/chessmachine.html The Next Revolution - The ChessMachine] from [http://rebel13.nl/index.html Rebel - Pure Nostalgia] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]</ref>, the [[TASC Chess System]], [[TASC SmartBoard]], [[TascBase]] and the [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated]] [[TASC R30]] and [[TASC R40]].
=Publications=
* [[Wil Sparreboom]] ('''1994'''). ''[http://www.antiqbook.nl/boox/boek2/SD461_19404.shtml Tasc Chess System, Intelligent Computer Chess Products]''. [[TASC|Rotterdam : Tasc B.V.]]
* [[Wil Sparreboom]], [[Hans Kuijf]], [[Ken Thompson]] et al. ('''1996'''). ''[https://www.worldcat.org/title/tascbase/oclc/71522348&referer=brief_results TascBase]''. [[TASC|Rotterdam : Tasc B.V.]]
=External Links=
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/wil-sparreboom-88398314/ Wil Sparreboom - LinkedIn]
* [http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=1003836 Sparreboom, Wil - FIDE Chess Profile]
=References=
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'''[[People|Up one level]]'''
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[[FILE:WilSparreboom.jpg|border|right|thumb|link=http://archief.r-s-b.nl/pk2012/| Wil Sparreboom <ref>[http://archief.r-s-b.nl/pk2012/ RSB PK 2012 15 augustus 2012 Groep A] Archief (2006-2015) van de [https://r-s-b.nl/ Rotterdamse Schaakbond]</ref> ]]
'''Wil Sparreboom''',<br/>
a Dutch electrical engineer, software developer, entrepreneur and owner of [[TASC]] <ref>[https://www.linkedin.com/in/wil-sparreboom-88398314/ Wil Sparreboom - LinkedIn]</ref>.
As a chess player, Wil Sparreboom is active in the ''Rotterdamse Schaakbond'' (RSB) <ref>[http://r-s-b.nl/ Rotterdamse Schaakbond]</ref>.
=TASC=
During the mid 80s, Wil Sparreboom, while affiliated with ''Riska B.V. Home & Personal Computers'', had the idea to construct and realize an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROM_cartridge expansion-cartridge] for [[Commodore 64]] and [[Commodore 128]] home computers, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Cartridge_III The Final Cartridge III] <ref>[http://ar.c64.org/wiki/Final_Cartridge_III_Manual_Project64.txt Final Cartridge III Manual Project64.txt]</ref>, able to run computer games and applications much faster with an own, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIMP_%28computing%29 WIMP] compliant user interface.
Based on the success of the card, and a chess program by [[Marc Derksen]], the The Final Cartridge III evolved to the [[The Final Chesscard]], which in 1989 became the first product of the new founded company [[TASC]]. Under the direction of Wil Sparreboom, TASC raised until the end of the 90s <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=194531 Re: What happened to TASC?] by [[Steven Schwartz]], [[CCC]], October 27, 2001</ref> with innovative chess products, such as the [[ChessMachine]] <ref>[http://rebel13.nl/dedicated/chessmachine.html The Next Revolution - The ChessMachine] from [http://rebel13.nl/index.html Rebel - Pure Nostalgia] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]</ref>, the [[TASC Chess System]], [[TASC SmartBoard]], [[TascBase]] and the [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated]] [[TASC R30]] and [[TASC R40]].
=Publications=
* [[Wil Sparreboom]] ('''1994'''). ''[http://www.antiqbook.nl/boox/boek2/SD461_19404.shtml Tasc Chess System, Intelligent Computer Chess Products]''. [[TASC|Rotterdam : Tasc B.V.]]
* [[Wil Sparreboom]], [[Hans Kuijf]], [[Ken Thompson]] et al. ('''1996'''). ''[https://www.worldcat.org/title/tascbase/oclc/71522348&referer=brief_results TascBase]''. [[TASC|Rotterdam : Tasc B.V.]]
=External Links=
* [https://www.linkedin.com/in/wil-sparreboom-88398314/ Wil Sparreboom - LinkedIn]
* [http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=1003836 Sparreboom, Wil - FIDE Chess Profile]
=References=
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