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In article <2k4dua$5od@samba.oit.unc.edu> Larry.Baxter@launchpad.unc.edu (Laurence T. Baxter) writes:
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>Why should Mac users/chess fans get caught in the middle of your
>crusade against interface infringements?!  I have really enjoyed 
>Gnuchess on the Mac, but the Version 3 I have is definitely showing signs of
>age -- tends to choke & die when it gets mated, won't recognize the 
>human player's en-passant, and has a small opening book.  Isn't there
>any interest out there about porting a newer version, *OR* at least
>getting a larger opening book for the Mac?

Not handling ep is a real pain. The Mac v3 tends to get very confused if you
attempt multiple undo moves, too.

There is an alternative, although it's weak, still under development, and
done more as a programming demonstration for the Mac, called Chess++.

You can get it by ftp from world.std.com, in pub/python. Comments on it
to python@world.std.com.

If no-one's prepared to port a newer version of GNU to the Mac, giving
support to chess++ is the next best thing Mac chess players can do.

>(Feel free to avoid porting such programs yourself, but I'm casting
>my vote against this boycott :-)

Hear, hear. The boycott is far less dissuading than the difficulty of
porting anything to the Mac, IMO.

L.