First developed in 1980 by Ilkka Blom, ''Alybadix'' is a suite of chess problem solving programs for [[DOS]] and [[Commodore 64]].<ref name=british>{{cite journal|journal=The British Chess Magazine|volume=106|publisher=Trubner & co.|year=1986}}</ref> Alybadix supports solving classical problems: selfmates, reflex mates, series mates, Circe, maximummers,<ref name=oxford>{{citeCite book|booktitle=The Oxford Companion to Chess|authors=David Hooper, Kenneth Whyld|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1996}}</ref> and many Fairy types.<ref name=british/> It comes with a large problem collection and supports quality [[printing]].<ref name="ALY">[http://alybadix.wippiespace.com/ Alybadix official website]</ref> In 1993, Schach und Spiele magazine considered Alybadix to be six times faster than other playing machines including the RISC 2500.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Chess Life|volume=48|publisher=United States Chess Federation|year=1993}}</ref><!--This cites one of Alybadix's sellers so may not qualify as independent sourcing-->
