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    Gaming Software?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by The_Shirt, Oct 24, 2008.

  1. The_Shirt

    The_Shirt Notebook Evangelist

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    When looking at MAC specific software, will only software designated OS X be playable on the new MBP? I notice some says only OS 8 and below, but a lot says just Macintosh, so I'm curious if it would be playable on the new OS?
     
    The_Shirt, Oct 24, 2008
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    OS 8 software will not work on Intel Macs because the Intel version of OS X lacks the Classic compatibility layer for running pre-OS X software.

    What games are you looking for though? Quite a few pre-OS X games such as Starcraft and Diablo II have patches that allow them to run in OS X.
     
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    Starcraft would be one, probably some of the older ADD RPGs. But my main question is whether software has to actually say OS X to work with a new Mac (without patching) ...
     
    The_Shirt, Oct 25, 2008
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