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Title: mac questions concerning the game
Post by: BigPlay on June 15, 2009, 03:19:07 PM

I have a question for you computer geeks. I have an opportunity to buy a used Mac G5 for cheap. I currently, play the game with my PC laptop. My laptop has it's limitations as far as graphics,frame rate and all the other limitations that go with laptop play. My question is not knowing what the standard G5 capabilities are would it be able to run the game properly?

Thanks

Title: Re: mac questions concerning the game
Post by: Ghosth on June 15, 2009, 03:32:26 PM

Nope.

AH doesn't do mac.

Possible perhaps by running boot camp.
How cheap is cheap?

Title: Re: mac questions concerning the game
Post by: BigPlay on June 15, 2009, 03:39:20 PM

Quote from: Ghosth on June 15, 2009, 03:32:26 PM

Nope.

AH doesn't do mac.

Possible perhaps by running boot camp.
How cheap is cheap?

$200 but sounds like it's going to be too much trouble. Thanks.

Title: Re: mac questions concerning the game
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on June 15, 2009, 09:51:13 PM

Older mac's probably can't handle AH. The new Intel based ones can if you boot into windows with them.

Title: Re: mac questions concerning the game
Post by: RTHolmes on June 16, 2009, 07:04:44 AM

dont bother - it cant run on a G5. you need an Intel mac which you can install some flavour of Windows on to run it.

Title: Re: mac questions concerning the game
Post by: Ack-Ack on June 16, 2009, 05:35:12 PM

Quote from: RTHolmes on June 16, 2009, 07:04:44 AM

dont bother - it cant run on a G5. you need an Intel mac which you can install some flavour of Windows on to run it.

Yes you can.  You can run AH using Virtual PC, which will work on a non-Intel G5 as long as it has the correct Mac OS.  Not saying the performance is going to be anything to get excited about but at least there is a way he could run AH on an old non-Intel G5.


ack-ack

Title: Re: mac questions concerning the game
Post by: RTHolmes on June 16, 2009, 06:10:59 PM

it might run under VPC but odds are it will be unplayable.

however, OSX runs just fine on a G5 so if its really cheap i'd probably still grab it :D

Title: Re: mac questions concerning the game
Post by: Anodizer on June 17, 2009, 11:31:17 PM

Quote from: Ack-Ack on June 16, 2009, 05:35:12 PM

Yes you can.  You can run AH using Virtual PC, which will work on a non-Intel G5 as long as it has the correct Mac OS.  Not saying the performance is going to be anything to get excited about but at least there is a way he could run AH on an old non-Intel G5.


ack-ack

My Mac:
 
G5 w/Dual CPU 2.0ghz, 3.5 gigs of Ram, ATI Radeon 9800Pro AGP w/256

Tried running this on VPC..  Totally unplayable even at the lowest possible graphic settings...

Plus, VPC doesn't support any kind of 3d hardware and all rendering is software based..

Sucks because there really aren't many decent games for the true Apple Mac G5's.. 

And the ones you do find are crazy expensive unless you find one at Halfprice Books or something..

The stuff that IS available plays really nice and looks even better....

Title: Re: mac questions concerning the game
Post by: BigPlay on June 18, 2009, 12:28:50 PM

Thanks for all the info guys and helping me make my mind up.  :salute

Title: Re: mac questions concerning the game
Post by: TheZohan on June 22, 2009, 05:55:03 PM

only hope for running AH on a Mac would be some kind of flaover of Linux for the Power PC and porting over WINE or something like that .. cant run bootcamp on a powerpc mac ...

Qemu may work

try here too

http://openosx.com/wintel/   its a unbuntu package suite

Title: Re: mac questions concerning the game
Post by: JonMA on June 24, 2009, 05:26:35 AM

Has anyone tried porting it over via CrossOver Games or Cider?
I have gotten so far as main menu but not ingame yet. I cannot test anymore as I am on Snow Leopard 10A380 and both CrossOver and Cider crash when they are opened. Maybe someone on leopard can give this a shot.

heres a link to a site with information:
http://jimjimjimbob.co.cc/

Title: Re: mac questions concerning the game
Post by: Anodizer on June 28, 2009, 01:40:29 AM

Quote from: JonMA on June 24, 2009, 05:26:35 AM

Has anyone tried porting it over via CrossOver Games or Cider?
I have gotten so far as main menu but not ingame yet. I cannot test anymore as I am on Snow Leopard 10A380 and both CrossOver and Cider crash when they are opened. Maybe someone on leopard can give this a shot.

heres a link to a site with information:
http://jimjimjimbob.co.cc/

This is for Intel Macs only...  And what's the point if you just use Bootcamp and install XP??

Title: Re: mac questions concerning the game
Post by: TheZohan on June 28, 2009, 11:41:11 AM

G5s are powerpc cant run bootcamp on them