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Date: 30 Sep 2004 21:07:41
From: Jostein
Subject: Chess software for mac os x
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Is there anyone here that uses a mac os x? It does not seem to be any
decent software for the plattform! What is the closest thing I can get
to Fritz and Chessbase on Mac os x?
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Date: 01 Oct 2004 15:28:05
From: Andreas P. Hofmann
Subject: Re: Chess software for mac os x
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Jostein <[email protected] > wrote:
> Is there anyone here that uses a mac os x? It does not seem to be any
> decent software for the plattform! What is the closest thing I can get
> to Fritz and Chessbase on Mac os x?
Scid and Crafty are fairly fine & free alternatives.
http://www.internetcontact.be/~macchess/
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regards
Andreas
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Date: 22 Oct 2004 23:47:08
From: Jostein
Subject: Re: Chess software for mac os x
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On 2004-10-01 15:28:05 +0200, [email protected] (Andreas P. Hofmann) said:
> Jostein <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Is there anyone here that uses a mac os x? It does not seem to be any
>> decent software for the plattform! What is the closest thing I can get
>> to Fritz and Chessbase on Mac os x?
>
> Scid and Crafty are fairly fine & free alternatives.
>
> http://www.internetcontact.be/~macchess/
Scid and Crafty relies om xboard. Is the a way to change the colours of
the xboard from green and yellow to black and white? Can I also change
fonts on xboard?
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Date: 23 Oct 2004 01:10:02
From: Andreas P. Hofmann
Subject: Re: Chess software for mac os x
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Jostein <[email protected] > wrote:
> Scid and Crafty relies om xboard. Is the a way to change the colours of
> the xboard from green and yellow to black and white?
Hm, switching the monitor into b/w-mode? ;). Within the scid environment
you will find some humble *color* options concerning the board layout.
Just in case, you might find the scidforum on the web at
<http://newscid.proboards29.com/ >
> Can I also change fonts on xboard?
No idea. Guess the appropriate group concerning your questions is just
next door; therefore I crosspost this to rec.games.chess.computer.
fup2 set.
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regards
Andreas
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Date: 02 Oct 2004 13:46:01
From: Jostein
Subject: Re: Chess software for mac os x
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On 2004-10-01 15:28:05 +0200, [email protected] (Andreas P. Hofmann) said:
> Jostein <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Is there anyone here that uses a mac os x? It does not seem to be any
>> decent software for the plattform! What is the closest thing I can get
>> to Fritz and Chessbase on Mac os x?
>
> Scid and Crafty are fairly fine & free alternatives.
>
> http://www.internetcontact.be/~macchess/
Like Sigmachess, they look fairly fine.
They also relies on X11 and Fink in order to install, however, and I
would rather not use that option. I like it simple.
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Date: 08 Oct 2004 13:45:19
From: Jostein
Subject: Re: Chess software for mac os x
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On 2004-10-02 13:46:01 +0200, Jostein <[email protected] > said:
> On 2004-10-01 15:28:05 +0200, [email protected] (Andreas P. Hofmann) said:
>
>> Jostein <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Is there anyone here that uses a mac os x? It does not seem to be any
>>> decent software for the plattform! What is the closest thing I can get
>>> to Fritz and Chessbase on Mac os x?
>>
>> Scid and Crafty are fairly fine & free alternatives.
>>
>> http://www.internetcontact.be/~macchess/
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> Like Sigmachess, they look fairly fine.
> They also relies on X11 and Fink in order to install, however, and I
> would rather not use that option. I like it simple.
But I guess I just have to learn a bit Unix. Thanks for the tip!
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Date: 16 Oct 2004 18:10:50
From: Maaagian
Subject: Re: Chess software for mac os x
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You can always use chessmaster 9. Its for sale at amazon and at the apple store
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Date: 01 Oct 2004 07:50:12
From: Eric Hallsworth
Subject: Re: Chess software for mac os x
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In article <[email protected] >, Henri
Arsenault <[email protected] > writes
>In article <2004093021074175249%whatever@nospamorg>, Jostein
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Is there anyone here that uses a mac os x? It does not seem to be any
>>decent software for the plattform! What is the closest thing I can get
>>to Fritz and Chessbase on Mac os x?
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>There isn't any. A good free game for OS X is Sigma Chess, but it is no
>Fritz...
>
>Henri
Now k Uniacke has completed Hiarcs 9.46 for the Palm he is working on
a PC upgrade Hiarcs 10 and also aims to make that available for the Mac.
Don't know what the time scale is - these things always take longer than
you think they will - but maybe December for PC Hiarcs-10 and Mac
version early in the New Year we hope.
Cheers... Eric
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With best wishes from:
Eric Hallsworth, 45 Stretham Road, Wilburton, Cambs CB6 3RX, England.
Editor of Selective Search, the UK's only Computer Chess Magazine, est. 1985.
Computer Chess web pages+photos... http://www.elhchess.demon.co.uk
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Date: 01 Oct 2004 11:25:04
From: Jostein
Subject: Re: Chess software for mac os x
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On 2004-10-01 08:50:12 +0200, Eric Hallsworth <[email protected] > said:
> In article <[email protected]>, Henri
> Arsenault <[email protected]> writes
>> In article <2004093021074175249%whatever@nospamorg>, Jostein
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Is there anyone here that uses a mac os x? It does not seem to be any
>>> decent software for the plattform! What is the closest thing I can get
>>> to Fritz and Chessbase on Mac os x?
>>
>> There isn't any. A good free game for OS X is Sigma Chess, but it is no
>> Fritz...
>>
>> Henri
>
> Now k Uniacke has completed Hiarcs 9.46 for the Palm he is working on
> a PC upgrade Hiarcs 10 and also aims to make that available for the Mac.
> Don't know what the time scale is - these things always take longer than
> you think they will - but maybe December for PC Hiarcs-10 and Mac
> version early in the New Year we hope.
>
> Cheers... Eric
Thank you very much for the answers!
Hiarcs for os x would solve my problem. Eric, as an editor of
`selective search` you are a very credible source of information. Still
I fear... Because there is no information about it on the Hiarc
homepage and they have a link to Sigma Chess there to (a competitor).
Perhaps he change his mind?
Sigma Chess is nice, but, yes, it is no Fritz... or Hiarcs.
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Date: 30 Sep 2004 19:56:21
From: Henri Arsenault
Subject: Re: Chess software for mac os x
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In article <2004093021074175249%whatever@nospamorg >, Jostein
<[email protected] > wrote:
>Is there anyone here that uses a mac os x? It does not seem to be any
>decent software for the plattform! What is the closest thing I can get
>to Fritz and Chessbase on Mac os x?
There isn't any. A good free game for OS X is Sigma Chess, but it is no
Fritz...
Henri
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