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Subject: Mac Chess Programmers

Author: Mark Gaddis

Date: 19:16:04 09/22/98


I recently saw the results of a recent survey posted here concerning the number
of users of Mac Chess software.  Unfortunately, the numbers were dismal.  Using
just those results, why would anyone want to write chess software for profit on
a Mac.  Here is the answer.  The iMac has been a huge success.  This has revived
 Apple and has greatly helped the sales of their other computers.



All Macs are now based on the G3 chip which when compared on an equal speed
basis, is faster than a PII.  I am a diehard Mac fan and I would really
encourage you programmers out there to consider the Mac along with the PC.



Right now, the best program available for the Mac is Hiarcs 6.0.  For some
reason, the size of the hash table is extremely limited in this version.  I
really hope that Hiarcs 7.0 comes out for the Mac with just as much capability
as the PC version



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