TechMate
TechMate Screen [1] [2] TechMate, (TechMate Chess)
a commercial chess program for the Atari ST by Alexander and Barbara Szabo, produced and market by their own company Szabo Software since 1986 [3], and distributed also through third party vendors like MichTron Corp. [4] in the US, and Microdeal [5] and Software Direct [6] in the UK. TechMate has an own GUI with 2D Graphics Board and entering moves completely mouse-driven.
The Technology Curve
As published in their 1988 ICCA Journal paper [9], Alexander and Barbara Szabo revisited the Technology Curve by playing 6882 games between copies of TechMate set at different time rates, with the conclusion that the advantage of improved technology rapidly decreases when machines and algorithms become more powerful.
Publications
- Gregg Pearlman (1986). ST New Products. Antic Vol. 5, No. 8
- Gigi Bisson (1986). STart Buyer’s Guide. STart, Vol. 1 No. 3
- Harvey Bernstein (1987). Entertainment - Strategy, adventure, shoot-em-ups, chess and simulations. STart Special Issue Number 1
- Christopher Chabris (1987). Reviews: The Game of Kings - START’s First Chess Tournament. STart Vol. 2, No. 2
- Alexander Szabo, Barbara Szabo (1988). The Technology Curve Revisited. ICCA Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1
External Links
References
- ↑ TechMate Chess for Atari ST - The Video Games Museum
- ↑ Christopher Chabris (1987). Reviews: The Game of Kings - START’s First Chess Tournament. STart Vol. 2, No. 2
- ↑ Gregg Pearlman (1986). ST New Products. Antic Vol. 5, No. 8
- ↑ MichTron Corp. from MobyGames
- ↑ Atari ST Techmate Chess | Microdeal
- ↑ Atari ST Techmate Chess | Software Direct
- ↑ Alexander Szabo (1984). Computer-Chess Tactics and Strategy. M.Sc. Thesis, University of British Columbia
- ↑ Alexander Szabo, Barbara Szabo (1988). The Technology Curve Revisited. ICCA Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1
- ↑ Alexander Szabo, Barbara Szabo (1988). The Technology Curve Revisited. ICCA Journal, Vol. 11, No. 1