Title
Spracklen, Danny and Kathleen oral history
Catalog Number
102701977
Type
Document
Description
Kathleen and Dan Spacklen developed one of the early computer chess programs, Sargon. The program, running on a Wavemate computer, won the first personal computer chess tournament. They continued to produce improved Sargon versions mainly on Apple computers. They also wrote Chess programming books for Hayden. They developed chess programs for Chess Challenger, an automated chess board game. They even programmed a chess program for SPARC. Eventually with the continued improvement in computer speeds and capabilities the demand for chess programs declined. This oral history provides an insight into how this married couple worked together for many years on a single idea, computer chess programming.
Date
2005-03-02
Contributor
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Hendrie, Gardner, Interviewer
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McInnis, Dan, Editor
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Spracklen, Danny P., Interviewee
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Spracklen, Kathleen, Interviewee
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Eugene, Oregon
Extent
77 p.
Category
Transcription
Subject
Spracklen, Kathleen; Spracklen, Danny; computer chess; Wavemate; Macintosh (Computer); SPARC (Scalable Processor Architecture); Sargon; Applied Concepts; Fidelity Electronics; Hayden Books; Michie, Dr. Donald; Shannon, Gary; Chess Challenger; Zilog Z80 (Microprocessor); Motorola 68000 (Microprocessor); Intel 8080 (Microprocessor)
Collection Title
Oral history collection
