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Constellation Forte B [1] Novag Forte, (Constellation Forte, Super Forte)

a series of dedicated chess computers by Novag with 6502 programs by David Kittinger. Along with Novag Expert, the Forte was successor of the Super Constellation, released as Constellation Forte A in 1986, Super Forte in 1987, Super Forte B in 1989 and Super Forte C in 1990. The Fortes had plastic sensory boards with pressure sensors, a Dot-matrix display and 16 LEDs for file and rank square indication.

Quote#

by Larry Kaufman from The Rexchess Story [5] :

The next step forward came when [Novag's](Novag "Novag") [Dave Kittinger](David_Kittinger "David Kittinger"), [Don](Don_Dailey "Don Dailey") and I jointly worked out how to do an effective [selective](Selectivity "Selectivity") [search](Search "Search") program. Dave put these ideas into the [Super Expert B](Novag_Expert "Novag Expert") and Super Forte B, while Don and I put them into [Rex](Rex "Rex"). 

See also#

• Super Constellation
• Novag Expert

Publications#

• Stuart Cracraft (1987). Microcomputer Chess: Has It Reached a New Milestone? ICCA Journal, Vol. 10, No. 1 » Novag Expert, Super Constellation
• Novag - Super Forte (A) (pdf) by Hein Veldhuis

Forum Posts#

• HIARCS Chess Forums :: View topic - Novag Constellation Forte - Is it A or B by Celadus, Hiarcs Forum, June 20, 2012

External Links#

• Novag Super Forte A Chess Computer from MESS Software Lists Resource!
• Novag Super Forte B Chess Computer from MESS Software Lists Resource!
• Novag Super Forte C Chess Computer from MESS Software Lists Resource!
• Comp Novag Super Forte chess games - 365Chess.com
• Novag Constellation Forte from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
• Novag Super Forte from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
• Novag Super Forte B from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
• Novag Super Forte C from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
• Novag Constellation Forte B from Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage by Kurt Kispert (German)

References#

1. ↑ Novag Constellation Forte B from Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage by Kurt Kispert (German)
2. ↑ PSH from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
3. ↑ Oldie-Artikel 3 by Thorsten Czub (German)
4. ↑ Novag Super Forte B from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
5. ↑ Larry Kaufman (1989). The Rexchess Story. Computer Chess Reports 1989, pp. 8

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