====== Novag Industries Chess Champion MKII / Super System II (1979) ======
===== Features =====
* 4 7segment led digit
* Integrated speaker
* Plug for external power supply
===== Usage =====
For the computer to start as white:
- switch to black (h enter)
- swap players (g enter)
Pinout and instructions for reading ROMs are in messroms.txt
===== Known Issues =====
* Random number generation is not accurate (rriot6530 emulation)
* Led emulation not accurate (noticeable while computer is thinking)
===== History and Trivia =====
Early Chess Computer programmed by David Levy (or Peter Jennings?) and produced by Novag Industries Ltd.
It was sold from several firms in Germany as MK2. 2 designs are known, but they seems to be functional the same.
For a list of Chess Computers produced by Novag Industries, look at this page (schachcomputer.at) -- http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Novag_En|this page (schach-computer.info)]] or [[http://www.schachcomputer.at/novag1.htm
===== Links =====
* MKII at schachcomputer.at -- http://www.schachcomputer.at/novag1.htm
* MKII at schach-computer.info -- http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Novag_Chess_Champion_MK_II
* a short history of Novag Industries -- http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Novag_En
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