Re: Chess program for TI-8X


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Re: Chess program for TI-8X



Mike Lin wrote:

> > 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?

The 82, 83, and 85 all have ~28k memory free.  The 86 has a bit more, ~96k or so.

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