Description
Byte Magazine – October 1978 | Vol. 3, No. 10 | Creating a Chess Player | No Label | VG
This vintage issue of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, Vol. 3, No. 10 (October 1978), features the theme “Creating a Chess Player”, with multiple articles and tutorials on computer chess programming, including contributions from well-known programmers such as the Spracklens and Frey & Atkin. Alongside these, the issue explores Pascal compilers, memory testing, front panel design, bar code readers, and hardware projects—making it a strong representation of the innovation and experimentation of the late 1970s computing era.
The magazine is in very good condition, with minor edge wear consistent with age. The copy pictured in this listing is the exact one you will receive. All items are shipped with a protective plastic covering. Please review photos for condition purposes.
Contents include:
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Foreground
No Power for Your Interfaces? Build a 5W DC to DC Converter — Steve Ciarcia (p.22)
A “Tiny” Pascal Compiler, Part 2: The P-Compiler — Chung-Yuen (p.34)
Testing Memory in BASIC — Adams (p.58)
First Steps in Computer Chess Programming — The Spracklens (p.86)
Linear Circuit Analysis — Anderson (p.100)
Solving the Eight Queens Problem — Smith (p.122)
A Simpler Digital Cassette Tape Interface — Burhans (p.142)
Souping Up Your SwTPC 6800 — Hughes (p.144)
A Novel Bar Code Reader — Farnell (p.162)
A Computer Chess Tutorial — Whaland (p.168) -
Background
A Memory Pattern Sensitivity Test — Kinzer (p.12)
PAM/8: A New Approach to Front Panel Design — Letwin (p.70)
Assembling the H9 Video Terminal — Steeden (p.130)
Creating a Chess Player — Chess tutorial by Frey & Atkin (p.182) -
Nucleus
In This BYTE (p.4)
On Using a Personal Computer for a Practical Purpose (p.6)
Letters (p.10)
Book Reviews (p.54)
Technical Forum (pp.57, 65)
Programming Quickies (pp.68, 136, 141)
BYTE’s Bits / BYTE’s Bugs (p.151)
Clubs & Newsletters (p.152)
Event Queue (p.154)
Product Description: Micro-Scan Corp Bar Code Scanner (p.166)
What’s New? (p.193)
Unclassified Ads (p.222)
BOMB / Reader Service (p.224)
Notes on Condition:
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Very good overall condition
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Minor wear on edges (see photos)
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No mailing label
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Protective plastic covering included
Shipping:
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This issue is a standout for collectors and computing historians, offering detailed tutorials on computer chess programming—a key area of AI research in the 1970s—alongside practical hardware projects and software innovations that reflect the experimental spirit of the microcomputer revolution.