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[[FILE:tfcc.png|border|right|thumb|345px|link=http://csdb.dk/release/?id=36932| The Final Chesscard [[GUI]] <ref>[http://csdb.dk/release/?id=36932 CSDb - Final Chesscard Preview by Lutschers (1990)]</ref> ]]
'''The Final Chesscard''',<br/>
a chess playing entity by [[TASC]], developed by [[Marc Derksen]], and forerunner of the famous [[ChessMachine]]. As [[Dedicated Chess Computers|independent chess computer]] it ran at 5 MHz on a [[6502|65C02]] processor with 64 Kib [[Memory#ROM|ROM]] and [[Memory#RAM|RAM]] each, inside an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROM_cartridge expansion-cartridge] of a host [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_computer home-] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_computer personal computer], as already realized in 1986 with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Cartridge_III The Final Cartridge III] by ''Riska B.V.'' with [[Wil Sparreboom]] and Marc Derksen involved <ref>[http://ar.c64.org/wiki/Final_Cartridge_III_Manual_Project64.txt Final Cartridge III Manual Project64.txt]</ref> <ref>[http://project64.ath.cx/hw/fc310.txt Welcome to Project 64!]</ref>. The Final Chesscard, first released in 1989 for [[Commodore 64]] and [[Commodore 128]] home computers, was also available as pluggable [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry_Standard_Architecture ISA card] for the [[IBM PC]]. Rather than a dedicated board, it used a for that time sophisticated [[GUI]] with [[2D Graphics Board]] of its host.
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The Final Chesscard Circuit Board <ref>[http://www.cbmhardware.de/misc/c64parts.php C64 Zubehör | CBMHARDWARE.DE] (German)</ref>
=See also=
* [[ChessMachine]]
* [[Module]]
=External Links=
* [http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http%3A//www.lemon64.com/games/details.php%3FID%3D3805 Lemon - Commodore 64, C64 Games, Reviews & Music! | The Final Chesscard]
* [http://www.gb64.com/game.php?id=2731 GB64.COM - C64 Games | The Final Chesscard]
* [httphttps://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/TASC_The_Final_ChessCard ASC ?title=Tasc_The_Final_ChessCard TASC The Final ChessCard] from [http://www.schach-computer.info/wiki/index.php/Hauptseite_En Schachcomputer.info Wiki] (German)
* [http://retrocomputer.umbrellanet.info/index.php?inhalt=details&marke=Commodore&id=50 RetroComputer - Eine Sammlung diverser Retro-Hardware ab den 70ern | Cartridge - The Final Chesscard] (German)
=References=
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