Checker Demonstration Program
created and published by IBM in 1961, running on custom platform
type: board game
genre: Traditional game, Checkers
perspective: other
player options: single player
languages: eng
genre: Traditional game, Checkers
perspective: other
player options: single player
languages: eng
Description
The Checker Demonstration Program allows players to play Checkers against the computer. All the normal checker rules apply, moves are printed for both the player and computer. The computer can made to punch out a card of the current game state which can be loaded up at a later time to continue play.
Becoro # 2023-04-19 21:31:40
Becoro # 2023-04-19 21:31:40
Technical specs
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Editor note
Sources:
https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/188339 www.digra.org/cfp-panel-on-early-videogames/ bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/pgmCatalog/C20-8090_Catalog_of_Programs_for_IBM_Data_ [...]
Becoro # 2023-06-21 16:32:30
https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/188339 www.digra.org/cfp-panel-on-early-videogames/ bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/pgmCatalog/C20-8090_Catalog_of_Programs_for_IBM_Data_ [...]
Becoro # 2023-06-21 16:32:30
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video game
historical
hardware
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