Re: Chess program for TI-8X

To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Subject: Re: Chess program for TI-8X
From: Mike Lin <mike@MLIN.ML.ORG>
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1998 09:32:50 -0400
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Reply-To: Mike Lin <mike@MLIN.ML.ORG>

> I remember reading all those post about the possibilities of a chess
> program (PLAYER VS. TI) for the TI-8X a while ago and was wondering if
> such a program ever emerged.  If so, please post it.  If not, I am
> considering making one.  It should not be too hard, I have written
> chess programs for the PC. Also, has anyone looked at porting an
> existing program?  Would it be possible to compile a program such as
> Crafty or TSCP using ZCC maybe (with modifications and a GUI of

I seem to remember that these engines are extremely slow, written in C++, and
several hundred KB in size. On a fast PC. How are they going to do on a 4mhz
calculator, in Z80 assembly and with less than 100kb of memory?

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Re: Chess program for TI-8X

From: Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ISD.INGHAM.K12.MI.US>

References:

Chess program for TI-8X

From: Mike Bales <rbales@BIGNET.NET>