Gnu Chess 40b5

File	gnu-chess-40b5.hqx
Size	227.2 KB
Version	40b5
Category	Board Game

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GNU Chess for the Macintosh, often distributed as GnuChessMac, is a 1995 Mac port of the long-running GNU free-software chess engine. The Mac build was assembled by Dan Oetting and Tom Gerardy and wraps the engine in a native classic-Mac interface, with a top-down board view and standard piece movement.EngineUnder the hood is the GNU Chess engine, the same code base used across Unix and other platforms. It plays a respectable game and is freely redistributable under the GNU license.Mac integrationThe port presents the engine through a native Macintosh window with menu-driven controls, sparing players the command-line interface used on other systems. Builds were produced for both 68k and PowerPC Macs.System supportListed system support spans System 7.0 through 7.6 and Mac OS 9. The application runs under SheepShaver, Basilisk II, and QEMU-PPC for modern users.Source availabilityBecause GNU Chess is free software, source code accompanied the Mac releases, making it useful both as a playable game and as an example of porting Unix-era C to the classic Mac Toolbox.