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Savant, (Novag Savant)
a dedicated chess computer released in 1981 by Novag Industries LTD. The Savant had a Z80 CPU with 24 KB ROM and 4 KB RAM running on 3.6 MHz. The Savant was years ahead of its time using an LCD chessboard with touchscreen technology 1. The program was based on David Kittinger's MyChess, and competed at the Commercial Group of the WMCCC 1981 in Travemünde and the ACM 1982 in Dallas, Texas.
See also
Publications
- John F. White (1982). Review-Chess Computers. Your Computer, March 1982
- Alwin Gruber (2001). Schachcomputer die Geschichte schrieben - Der Novag Savant. ChessBits, 01-2001, pdf, slightly modified by Hein Veldhuis (German)
Forum Posts
- Novag Savant 2...mint condition... by Larry, Hiarcs Forum, June 29, 2010
- The Return Of The Savant by Steve B, Hiarcs Forum, January 14, 2017
External Links
Chess Computer
- Savant's ICGA Tournaments
- Novag Savant II from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
- Novag Savant Electronic Chess Computer from The Spacious Mind
- Novag Savant from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki (German)
- Novag Savant Royale from Schachcomputer.info - Wiki (German)
- Novag Savant from Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage by Kurt Kispert (German)
- Savant by Tom Luif