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Subject: Re: Old Mac System

Author: William Bryant

Date: 12:53:13 07/06/99

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On July 06, 1999 at 15:41:06, Zachariah Amela wrote:

>My wife has an old Mac system.  It is a Mac Classic.  Is there any simple chess
>programs/ICC/FICS interface that she could use?  Does Sargon still exist?  I
>recall it from the really olden days (Apple II+ & Apple GS).  What is MacChess?
>Would it run on this ancient machine?
>
>Also could she attach this thing to my network to allow network play?  I use a
>Win95 peer to peer network.
>
>Thank you very much.


MacChess 2.5.1 is the version you want.  It is a very good chess program that
will run on the older Mac's.  It is also free.  You can find a copy on the
infomac archives or at Gambit Soft (link in links section on this message
board).

Another excellent program is Sigma Chess lite 4.0.2. It is also free.

Chessmaster 4000 is available if you have a CD rom drive.  It is included in
older copies of CM 5000 for windows and you should be able to get it for $10 -
$15 rather than paying full price ~$40 for it.

The last version of Sargon that I know of is Sargon V, but it is not available.
I have Sargon III, first program I bought for my 1st computer, 128K Mac in 1984.
 But the freeware programs above are better and more versital.

William
wbryant@ix.netcom.com



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