CMBB on Macs

[silver-surfer57]

I'd like to buy CMBB as a gift, but I'm concerned about the Mac requirements. I'm reasonably sure he has OS/X, so, according to the Battlefront site, CMBB won't work.

I understand there's an emulation mode built into the Mac OS (I'm a PC owner, so I'm not familiar with Macs). Would I be able to buy him the PC version and have him run it in emulation mode?

Thanks!

[jeffsmith]

The "Emulation" program in the Mac OS

is Called "Classic"

and it might run CMBB (like it did CMBO)

but not very well

it is simply running OS9 within OSX

There is a PC emulating program for the Mac

called Virtual PC

but that wont run the PC Version of CMBB

But the good news is

Even with OSX he can run OS9 on its own

(not just under Classic) and thus CMBB

Find out if he uses OS9 for anything at all

if he does then his playing CM will be a snap

(as he already Boots into OS9 for things already)

If he is using OSX exclusively its still ok

its just another simple step to playing the game

He simply needs to startup in OS9

which he should know how to do

if not many here can help him

I use OSX for everything else but CM

and the minor inconvenience to boot into OS9

is well worth it to play

[ December 04, 2002, 07:44 AM: Message edited by: jeffsmith ]

[bhaktamichaels]

exactly what i do - boot into OS 9 with my new Ibook and it runs fine and is great.