Mephisto Mondial

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**Mephisto Mondial**,
a [[Dedicated Chess Computers|dedicated chess computer]] released in 1985 by [[Hegener & Glaser]], running a program for a [[6502]] processor by [[Frans Morsch]] - his commercial debut. Mondial was based on [[Nona]], which won the amateur tournament at the [[WMCCC 1985]] in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam|Amsterdam]], and short later the [[DOCCC 1985]]. Nona was ported <ref>[[Gerhard Piel]] (**1985**). //[[http://www.schaakcomputers.nl/hein_veldhuis/database/files/10-1985,%20Interview%20mit%20Manfred%20Hegener,%20Neue%20Programme%20von%20neuen%20Programmierern.pdf|Interview mit Manfred Hegener]]//. (pdf) Erwerbsquelle: 10-1985, Zeitschrift Schachcomputer (Herausgeber Florian Piel), Edition 20, S. 6-8, [[Gerhard Piel]]: Neue Programme von neuen Programmierern. (German) hosted by [[Hein Veldhuis]]</ref> to [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder's]] faster interface code for the Mephisto hardware <ref>[[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=458886&t=43153|Re: Question for Ed Schröder about Nona]] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], April 03, 2012</ref>, and Ed acknowledged Frans did a better job than he did at that times <ref>[[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Schr%C3%B6der,_Ed|Schröder, Ed]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info Wiki]]</ref> <ref>[[http://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=207419|Re: assembly--not really that fast]] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]], [[CCC]], January 15, 2002</ref>. According to [[Jan Louwman]], Mondial had a [[Selectivity|selective]] layer of three [[Ply|plies]] performing a kind of [[Type B Strategy|Shannon Type B Strategy]] <ref>[[Jan Louwman]] (**1985**). //[[http://www.csvnsupplementsite.nl/CSVNPAGINA2.html|Mephisto Mondial, volledige uitvoering en goedkoop]]//. [[Computerschaak]], pagina 2 (Dutch)</ref>. 

=Photos=
|| [[image:morschhcc.gif width="480" link="http://www.csvnsupplementsite.nl/CSVNPAGINA2.html"]] ||
|| [[Frans Morsch]] with [[Nona]] aka [[Mephisto Mondial]], HCC <ref>[[http://www.hcc.nl/wat-hcc|Wat is HCC?]]</ref> days in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utrecht|Utrecht]] <ref>[[Jan Louwman]] (**1985**). //[[http://www.csvnsupplementsite.nl/CSVNPAGINA2.html|Mephisto Mondial, volledige uitvoering en goedkoop]]//. [[Computerschaak]], pagina 2 (Dutch)</ref> ||

=See also=
* [[Mephisto Europa]]
* [[Nona]]

=External Links=
==Chess Computer==
* [[http://www.top-5000.nl/dedicated.htm|Dedicated chess computers - Home of the Dutch Rebel]] by [[Ed Schroder|Ed Schröder]]
* [[http://www.spacious-mind.com/html/mondial_ii.html|Mephisto Mondial II Electronic Chess Computer]], [[The Spacious Mind]]
* [[http://www.blitzchess.fr/fr/jeuxdes7familles/mephistohg/mondial/index.html|Mephisto Mondial]] from [[http://www.blitzchess.fr/fr/index.php|blitzchess.fr]]
* [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_Mondial|Mephisto Mondial]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info - Wiki]] (German)
* [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_Mondial_II|Mephisto Mondial II]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info - Wiki]] (German)
* [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Mephisto_Super_Mondial|Mephisto Super Mondial]] from [[http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En|Schachcomputer.info - Wiki]] (German)
==Misc==
* [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mondial|Mondial - Wiktionary]]
* [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mondial|mondial - Wiktionary]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondial|Mondial (disambiguation) from Wikipedia]]
* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondial_language|Mondial language from Wikipedia]]

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