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darkslime
05-01-2011, 10:41 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320691978617&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:US:1123
Does anyone know if that'll play on an imac with os 10.6? someone just asked me that and i know nothing about macs.
Doom 2 on Mac will be a "Mac Classic" app. It should theoretically run on 10.6, but "Rosetta" would have to be installed. Usually, if Rosetta isn't installed, the system will prompt to download and install from the web automatically the first time you run a Mac Classic app.
Short answer: "maybe".
Wait, if you know nothing about Macs, how was this "Tested and guaranteed to work"? Why did you offer to answer "any" questions about it? :D
Vlcice
05-01-2011, 11:29 PM
Rosetta is for running PowerPC Mac OS X applications. This is a pre-OS X program, so it instead requires the Classic environment (e.g., old Mac OS running inside OS X). Classic was dropped as of 10.5, so no, it won't work.
It's possible they might be able to use the resources with one of the fan Doom engines though.
darkslime
05-02-2011, 01:17 AM
Wait, if you know nothing about Macs, how was this "Tested and guaranteed to work"? Why did you offer to answer "any" questions about it? :DCuz I just copy and paste that generic description into every listing. Thanks for the info.
Jorpho
05-02-2011, 09:54 AM
There's also Sheepshaver, the emulator for pre-OS X power macs, but that's not particularly easy to get running.
Kitsune Sniper
05-02-2011, 02:04 PM
Cuz I just copy and paste that generic description into every listing. Thanks for the info.
BAD IDEA. If you can't test an item, say so. It'll prevent any problems in the future.
Rosetta is for running PowerPC Mac OS X applications. This is a pre-OS X program, so it instead requires the Classic environment (e.g., old Mac OS running inside OS X). Classic was dropped as of 10.5, so no, it won't work.
It's possible they might be able to use the resources with one of the fan Doom engines though.
Ah yes, thank you for the clarification. It has been a long time.
I remember playing Mac Doom in a tiny window.