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- macchess4.exa.hqx - MacChess4-ExaChess interface
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- MacChess-ExaChess Interface Patch (Requires Power Macintosh)
-
- THIS FILE IS NOT STANDALONE. It requires:
-
- A) MacChess 4.0 - a free master-strength Power Macintosh chess program
- available from http://members.aol.com/Macchess/
-
- B) ExaChess 1.2 - a great Mac chess database program, available in both
- free ("Lite") and commercial ("Pro") format.
- The patched MacChess (MacChess 4.0.exa) works with either.
- ExaChess Lite is at http://www.exachess.com/
-
- This patch modifies MacChess 4.0 so it can communicate with ExaChess.
- That's all. You only need this patch if you plan to use MacChess with
- ExaChess on a Power Macintosh.
-
- You might want to use MacChess 4.0.exa to:
-
- 1) Analyze games in an ExaChess database with MacChess.
-
- 2) Conduct an automatic match between MacChess and another ExaChess
- compatible chess program (Crafty, GNUChess, ZZZZZZ)
-
- 3) Play MacChess yourself using the ExaChess interface. In particular,
- the ExaChess board is resizable (unlike MacChess's) and can be
- made very large.
-
- The modified version of MacChess 4.0 (MacChess 4.0 exa) is not to be
- distributed except with ExaChess, or to people who already have ExaChess.
-
- Permission is granted to distribute this patch on InfoMac CD-ROMs.
-
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-
- How to use the patch:
-
- Note: the patch should not alter the original copy of MacChess 4.0,
- only create a modified copy - MacChess 4.0.exa.
-
- However, it never hurts to make sure you have a backup.
-
- 0) Download MacChess 4.0 and ExaChess from the web sites above.
-
- 1) Launch "MacChess - ExaChess Patch".
- Click on the "Patch" button, and use the resulting dialog box
- to open the application file: MacChess 4.0
- (it should be in a folder labelled MacChess 4.0 EN)
-
- The patch will create a new file (MacChess 4.0 exa) by default.
- It will not affect the file "MacChess 4.0"
- (but it may place the new file directly over it).
-
- 2) Leave the file MacChess 4.0 exa in the same folder as MacChess 4.0
- (it needs to be in the same folder as the "MacChess Opening Book").
-
- 3) Make an alias of MacChess 4.0 Exa
- (In System 7.5, you select it, and use "Make Alias" from the "File" Menu.
-
- 4) Place the Alias file in the "ExaChess Tools" subfolder of ExaChess Lite 1.2
-
- You can now launch ExaChess, and access the online help by pulling down the
- Apple Guide Menu (question mark at the top left of the menu bar).
-
- Section 6 of the ExaChess User's Guide describes the use of engines such as
- MacChess 4.0.exa.
-
- Richard A. Fowell (fowell@netcom.com)
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