karch Posted August 14, 2002 Share Posted August 14, 2002 As all Mac users know, Combat Mission does not work in OS X, except in software rendering. Which means it doesn't look as good, the textures are much rougher, and it doesn't run at as high a frame rate. There has been much discussion about computers running OSX and finding ways to play Combat Mission. Here are some answers I have come away with after talking with Apple. 1) If you install OS X 10.2 on an existing computer you have, you have many options to keep playing Combat Mission. a. keep a clean install of OS 8-9 on your computer to boot into and play CM b. If you reboot into the version of 9.2, just disable Classic Rave in your Extensions manager when rebooting and you'll be able to play fine. 2) If you buy a new Mac and don't have an old clean copy of OS8-9, you can: a) reboot into the same OS9 that OSX uses as classic and disable Classic Rave, just duplicate the OS9 system folder, delete Classic Rave from one and boot into it whenever you want to play Combat Mission. Apple is not stopping any currrent shipping computer, including the new ones, from booting into OS9 and playing Combat Mission. They also are not stopping any current computers that upgrade to 10.2 from booting into 9 to play Combat Mission. Some day, this will change, but for now, any Mac owner can have as many different versions of Mac OS 8, 9 or X and still be able to experience Combat Mission in full hardware rendered 3D. Some day Macs won't boot into 9, the Sun will go Supernova and we'll all die. But that doesn't matter right now. Every Mac owner can play Combat Mission. Scott Karch scott@karchfamily.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted August 14, 2002 Share Posted August 14, 2002 And thats the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothin' BUT the Truth! -tom w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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