Chess computer software for free, now as UCI

Skybird · 06-25-12, 07:51 AM

Eons ago they used to build computers and sensor boards around chess programs. The computers had nice boards and displays built-in. We called them chess computers. Today, there are only chess DVDs or chess downloads. The computers are gone. The material aspect has vanished.

The better of those machines are still liked by many players, because they were - not so perfect, not so lethal, not so god-like, like today's modern chess software. It also was and is amusing to see and identify "typical" computer moves, "typical" computer" deficits in the electronic partner.

Many of those old programs that once have driven the big machines of the golden era of chess computers, have been made available to be run on Windows PCs now. FOR FREE. Amongst them is software by former giants of chess programming, like Kittinger, Lang, and Schroeder.

On this page

http://www.top-5000.nl/index.htm

you can check what is available and may run on your rig. To my great delight, my favourite chess computer programs - those that ran the Mephisto M-IV and M-V machines - now have been turned into UCI-compatible formats (they were available for operation by an interface that copied the Mephisto'S hardware consoles since years), that means you can run them under any chess GUI like chessbase or Arena like any other engine. There also are many of the DOS-based Rebel-versions, Psion, the famous Sargon, and many more.

Enjoy!

06-25-12, 07:51 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Chess computer software for free, now as UCI Eons ago they used to build computers and sensor boards around chess programs. The computers had nice boards and displays built-in. We called them chess computers. Today, there are only chess DVDs or chess downloads. The computers are gone. The material aspect has vanished. The better of those machines are still liked by many players, because they were - not so perfect, not so lethal, not so god-like, like today's modern chess software. It also was and is amusing to see and identify "typical" computer moves, "typical" computer" deficits in the electronic partner. Many of those old programs that once have driven the big machines of the golden era of chess computers, have been made available to be run on Windows PCs now. FOR FREE. Amongst them is software by former giants of chess programming, like Kittinger, Lang, and Schroeder. On this page http://www.top-5000.nl/index.htm you can check what is available and may run on your rig. To my great delight, my favourite chess computer programs - those that ran the Mephisto M-IV and M-V machines - now have been turned into UCI-compatible formats (they were available for operation by an interface that copied the Mephisto'S hardware consoles since years), that means you can run them under any chess GUI like chessbase or Arena like any other engine. There also are many of the DOS-based Rebel-versions, Psion, the famous Sargon, and many more. Enjoy! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.