"Wow" as defined in dictionaries is meant as an expression of surprise. That is all I meant by it. Minimal research will show you that HIARCS is the most powerful chess database/engine program available for Apple. I apologize for offending your seemingly tender sensibilities. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯DimEyeChessGuy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 4:54 pmI don't know what is so 'wow' about not knowing something, asking questions and trying to figure stuff out... I guess you were born knowing all of this stuff. I didn't get that honor.TimC wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 1:02 pmWow, good luck finding a "native" chess database app. $120 is not very much compared to what Chessbase charges (and which is next to impossible to run on an M1) and doesn't come with a very highly regarded engine. I wish you all the luck in the world on this. Let all of us know what, if anything, you do find. Thanks!!DimEyeChessGuy wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 3:33 am
Hey Mark... Thank you for replying.
I did read the faq before buying and the faq kinda 'got me'. https://www.hiarcs.com/mac-chess-explor ... .html#FAQ6
Its probably my bad for assuming that supports M1 and M1 Pro chips meant native. So changing that will definitely be helpful to some poor fool such as myself in the future. $119 for a non-native app is pretty steep for someone like me.
You mentioned that the database functionality was such that there is no real gain on the M1's... however, what about analysis with Hiarcs engine? I also would think that you're charging this price mainly for the engine vs. the database features. I've played around with the database stuff tonight and, while it's pretty good, I'm not sure that it's $120 good...
Of course, this is jut my first impression and I don't know what I don't know. I'm not trying to be nasty at all... But this has left a fairly bad taste in my mouth...
DECG
Maybe I'll write a "native" chess database app (I certainly have that skillset - in spite of being ignorant of what is currently available). Or maybe I'll just figure stuff out and re-buy Hiarcs. The future has so many possibilities in spite of this weird 'wow' moment for you.
DECG
If you reread the rest of my note again, you will see that I wished you ..."all the luck in the world"... on finding something better AND IF you did to please let us all know what you found. That was NOT meant as a sarcastic remark. The Apple universe is very limited on chess offerings.
I see that Mark as treated you fairly and gave you a refund without a hassle. Keep that in mind as you continue your research. HIARCS is a great company to do business with and is always trying to help their customers and do right by them. This is not a behavior you will see from most of the rest of the corporate world anymore.
Don't take offense so easily and you will find that these forums are a great resource for information on HIARCS products.