Re: Colossus Chess 4.0

[Hot Rod <hotrod.apple2@gmail.com>]

On Friday, October 19, 2012 5:09:09 AM UTC-5, Polymorph wrote:
> Hi Guys,
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> With all this talk of cracking lately - which I might add has been 
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> mighty interesting as well as invaluable to preserving this old software 
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> - I recently received an original copy of Colossus Chess 4.0 (by CDS 
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> Software Ltd) with the disk in mint condition (looks brand new!).
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> Now, I've had a look on the usual sites and I don't see a full disk 
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> version out in the wild. The only copies I've come across are found on a 
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> compilation of chess programs (Sargon, Microchess, etc) with cracktro's.
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> I created a NIB image of the disk using Brutal Deluxe's new "I'm fEDD 
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> Up" utility (which is also very cool BTW), but it doesn't get past the 
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> main title screen in AppleWin.
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> If there are no full version images out there, is anyone up for another 
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> crack? Is it worthwhile preserving this game in its original state? I 
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> believe it was one of the better chess programs for the Apple II (from 
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> reading some old reviews).
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> I can send my current NIB (or create a new one using 1/2 or 1/4 tracks 
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> if required) if anyone is interested?
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> Let me know.
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> Cheers,
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> Mike
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> Find my Apple II projects online at:
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> http://apple2.sytes.net/

I found that I have a full disk version of this (at least it's called Colossus Chess 4.0), but I'm not sure if it's the same program or not.  I've uploaded what I have to Asimov just now (so it's sitting in /incoming).

1985/86, written by Martin Bryant?  But the one I have is a Firebird Golddisk.

]HR