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Subject: Re: Question about Apple/Mac laptop and running PC chess programs

Author: Tord Romstad

Date: 07:50:20 05/06/04

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On May 06, 2004 at 10:45:45, Gerald Grimsley wrote:

>Hello, for a number of reasons after being a loyal pc guy, I want to buy a Mac.

Not a bad choice.  Macs are nice machines.  :-)

>I have a number of the top end chess programs (F8, H9, SHR8, CT15, etc.) and
>wonder has anyone used them on a mac with Virtual PC or similar software.
>If so, do they work well, and have you been satisfied, or do you have any other
>suggestions.  Many thanks in advance,

Hi Gerald,

I haven't tried running chess programs in Virtual PC (in fact, I haven't tried
Virtual PC at all), but I am fairly sure most of the Windows chess programs
would work.

Whether you would want to do so is another question.  The speed penalty of
running the programs under emulation will be very big.  It is likely that
the best of the native Mac OS engines will be stronger.

Tord



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