I used to have a bunch of old technical books. My university's library would give them away, and I'd pick them up for novelty. I ended up getting rid of most o

I used to have a bunch of old technical books. My university's library would give them away, and I'd pick them up for novelty. I ended up getting rid of most of them a while back, since I carried them with me from move to move. Now that I'm in a place that I'll be in for a long time, I really miss these books. The coolest one I saw, but never picked up, was a book entirely dedicated to creating a chess engine. It was published years ago at the time I saw it (seen 2013, published in 1980?), but I doubt the basics have changed all that much. The art and graphics in old books are great as well. I always like to think of older albums, books, and movies as a snapshot in time. It's fun to see a snapshot in time in such a specific niche.