Constellation

a dedicated chess computer with a 8-bit 6502 CPU and 16 KB ROM and 2 KB RAM, manufactured and market in 1983 by Novag, running a program developed by primary author David Kittinger, supported by chess master Scott McDonald. It was the forerunner of the mighty Super Constellation, and participated along with its big brother at the WMCCC 1983 in [|Budapest]. || toc =Description= given by David Kittinger and Scott McDonald in Computer Chess Digest Annual 1984 :
 * Home * Engines * Constellation**
 * [[image:http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/chescom/NovConst.JPG width="320" height="214" link="http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Etluif/chescom/EngNovConst.html"]] ||~  || **Constellation** (Nickname Connie),
 * Constellation ||~  ||^   ||



=See also=
 * Astronomy
 * Chessmaster 2000
 * MyChess
 * Super Constellation

=Publications=
 * Tony Harrington (**1983**). //Inter~Galactic Moves//. Personal Computer World, [|October 1983]
 * David Kittinger, Scott McDonald (**1984**). //Report from the U.S. Open//. Computer Chess Digest Annual 1984 pp. 15-33
 * Tom Fürstenberg (**1984**). //Micro Chess Computers//. ICCA Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3

=Forum Posts= > [|Will Connie Ever Castle??] by Steve B, CCC, July 14, 2010 > [|GM Kaufman v.Novag Constellation 3.6 QR Odds (Moves 41-55)] by Steve B, CCC, August 10, 2010
 * [|GM Kaufman v.Novag Constellation 3.6 QR Odds (Moves 1-40)] by Steve B, CCC, July 03, 2010 » Larry Kaufman

=External Links=
 * [|Constellation's ICGA Tournaments]
 * [|Novag Constellation] from [|Chess Computer UK] by Mike Watters
 * [|NOVAG Constellation 3.6MHz] from [|ChessComputers.org]
 * [|Constellation 3.6 MHz (Novag) from My Chess Computers - the heroes]
 * [|Novag Constellation] by [|Tom Luif]
 * [|Novag Constellation] from [|Schachcomputer.info - Wiki] (German)
 * [|Novag Constellation] from [|Museo Computadoras] (Spanish)
 * [|Constellation (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]
 * [|Constellation from Wikipedia]
 * [|Constellation program from Wikipedia]
 * [|Lockheed Constellation from Wikipedia]

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