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Mike Watters
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As I am sure Steve knows L'Empereur competed at the World Micro Chess Championships at Glasgow in 1984. So there is a paragraph about CLJ Industries, JJJ and L'Empereur on the CSS DVD October 1984 page 10.

There's also a fleeting mention in the magazine article on Glasgow on my website -
http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/PCW_December_1984.pdf

L'Empereur's Glasgow games can be found here -
http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com ... mitstart=5

So L'Empereur seems to be an upgraded version of La Regence with a Richard Lang Cyrus program, designed by Intelligent Software, and manufactured by JJJ's company which was the liquidated company of Frederic Ries who manufactured La Regence (assuming my guesswork German is correct). That's all I know. Maybe there is more info buried deep in Alain's or Eric's vaults?

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Thank you so much Mike!

"Vive le Roi" Regards

Fabrice
Mike Watters wrote:Hi All

As I am sure Steve knows L'Empereur competed at the World Micro Chess Championships at Glasgow in 1984. So there is a paragraph about CLJ Industries, JJJ and L'Empereur on the CSS DVD October 1984 page 10.

There's also a fleeting mention in the magazine article on Glasgow on my website -
http://www.chesscomputeruk.com/PCW_December_1984.pdf

L'Empereur's Glasgow games can be found here -
http://www.csvn.nl/index.php?option=com ... mitstart=5

So L'Empereur seems to be an upgraded version of La Regence with a Richard Lang Cyrus program, designed by Intelligent Software, and manufactured by JJJ's company which was the liquidated company of Frederic Ries who manufactured La Regence (assuming my guesswork German is correct). That's all I know. Maybe there is more info buried deep in Alain's or Eric's vaults?

Really rare regards
Mike
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Jose wrote:Hi Mr. Homes,
i think it is not really a chess computer, i think it is a old personal computer in an old wooden Mephisto housing... :D

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José
Hi,
my English is not really good, but if I follow everything correctly - I was with my first tip right?
Best José
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José

I was one of the suckers that followed the red herring.
Le Regards indeed. :D

Rarer than hens teeth regards
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Mike Watters wrote:José

I was one of the suckers that followed the red herring.
Le Regards indeed. :D
:P
Just horsin around a bit
Le Joke Regards
Steve
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