Title
Greenblatt, Richard oral history
Catalog Number
102657935
Type
Document
Description
Richard Greenblatt, an MIT programmer and accomplished chess player developed the MacHack VI program for the DEC PDP-6 computer, which played at a level far above its predecessors. In 1967 it was the first computer to play against a person in a chess tournament and earned a rating of 1400, the level of a good high-school player.
Date
2005-01-12
Contributor
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Greenblatt, Richard, Interviewee
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Hendrie, Gardner, Cameraperson
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Hendrie, Gardner, Interviewer
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Boston, MA, USA
Extent
55 p.
Category
Transcription
Subject
Greenblatt, Richard; MacHack VI; LMI; LISP machine; model railroad club; chess software; MIT
Collection Title
CHM Oral History Collection
