Colossus Chess 4.0

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Colossus Chess "the best chess playing program for home computers". This is the version for the Apple II.

In 1983 Martin Bryant based this software on his White Knight Mk 11, winner of the 1983 European Microcomputer Chess Championship. It was developed on an Apple II, but was first commercially released for Commodore 64 as Colossus Chess 2.0 (CDS Micro Systems, 1984). Version 3.0 was released in 1984 for the Atari 8-bit family of computers (published by English Software), followed by 4.0 in 1985 which was released on most formats of the day (published by CDS).

Platform: Apple II 48K or 64K RAM One disk drive

Application Software (AS:) Games

Version: 4.0

Platform :	Apple II
Format :	Disk 5.25
Publisher :	CDS Software Ltd
Authors :	M P Bryant
Date :	1985
Product Code :	012323090014

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Other Software by CDS Software Ltd:

Item	Manufacturer	Platform	Format	Date
Steve Davis Snooker	CDS Software Ltd	BBC Micro	Cassette	Unknown
Colossus Bridge 4	CDS Software Ltd	BBC Micro	5.25 Disk	Unknown
Colossus Chess 4 (Cassette)	CDS Software Ltd	BBC Micro	Cassette	Unknown
Steve Davis Snooker	CDS Software Ltd	Commodore 64	Cassette	Unknown
Castle Blackstar	CDS Software Ltd	BBC Micro	Cassette	1984
Birdie Barrage	CDS Software Ltd	BBC B and BBC B +	5.25 Inch Disk	1985
Colossus Chess 4.0	CDS Software Ltd	Apple II	Disk 5.25	1985
Colossus Chess 4	CDS Software Ltd	Commodore 64	5.25 Inch Disk	1985
The Complete Home Entertainment Centre	CDS Software Ltd	BBC Micro	5.25 Floppy Disk	1986
Steve Davis Snooker (Disk)	CDS Software Ltd	BBC Micro	5.25Inch Disk	1986
Colossus Chess 4.0	CDS Software Ltd	BBC Micro	5.25 Disk	1986
Colossus 4 Chess (Disk)	CDS Software Ltd	Amstrad CPC464	3" Disk	1986
Brian Clough's Football Fortunes	CDS Software Ltd	BBC Micro, Acorn Electron	Cassette & 5.25 Floppy Disk	1987
Brian Clough's Football Fortunes	CDS Software LTD	Commodore 64	Cassette	1987
Colossus Chess 4	CDS Software Ltd	BBC Master Compact	3.5" Disk	1 Jan 1987
Tank Attack	CDS Software Ltd	BBC Micro	5.25 Floppy Disk	1988
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Football Director	CDS Software Ltd	BBC Micro	5.25 Floppy Disk	1988
Sporting Triangles	CDS Software Ltd	BBC Micro	5.25 Floppy Disk	1989

Information About CDS Software Ltd:

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH32099. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.

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