General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC DISK/ PAPER LABEL & PROTECTOR

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

14.5 cm

Width

13.4 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Computing Technology

Category

Digital peripheral devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Hayden

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Massachusetts

City

Lowell

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CIRCA 1984+

Canada

AMERICAN DESIGNED & MADE SOFTWARE USED IN CANADIAN HOME ON PERSONAL COMPUTER, APPLE IIC. ORIGINAL APPLE II, INTRODUCED IN 1977, WAS FIRST PC TO BE MASS MARKET SUCCESS IN CANADAAS ELSEWHERE

Function

COMPUTER PROGRAM DEVELOPED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES IN WHICH GAME IS PLAYED USING COMPUTER SCREEN & INPUT DEVICE SUCH AS MOUSE OR JOYSTICK. THIS IS COMPUTERIZED VERSION OF ANCIENT GAME OF CHESS.

Technical

SOFTWARE DEVELOPED BY OUTSIDE SOFTWARE DESIGNER FOR USE ON APPLE OR IBM PERSONAL COMPUTERS. COMPUTER GAMES WERE ONE OF MOST POPULAR APPLICATIONS OF PERSONAL COMPUTER. THIS GAME WAS ADVERTISED AS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS ULTIMATE CHESS SOFTWARE FOR ALL TYPES OF PLAYERS. IT COULD ALSO BE USED ON APPLE'S MACINTOSH PC.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

WHITE LETTERING READS: 'SARGON III/ APPLE/ DOS 3.3 COPYRIGHT 1980-81/ APPLE COMPUTER, INC./ Copyright (c) 1983, HAYDEN SOFTWARE COMPANY/ All Rights Reserved/ HAYDEN SOFTWARE/ 600 SUFFOLK STREET/ LOWELL, MA01854' ON ONE SIDE & ON OTHER 'SARGON III/ IBM PC/ Copyright (c) 1984, HAYDEN SOFTWARE COMPANY INC.' WITH MFR'S ADDRESS ETC.

Missing

None apparent

Finish

RED & BLACK DISK/ GREY LABELS/ WHITE PAPER

Decoration

N/A