Old Mac OS 8 Game

cbrain · May 25, 2007

Hello,

I have found an old game for Mac OS 8.6. I tried getting it to run but it had a no entry sign over it and I just got an error message. Is there anyway of getting it to work?

I have a feeling the answers no because the intel macs don't have classic.

Thanks.

mad jew · May 25, 2007

Well, it's not simple but you could try this... It's probably easier just to buy an old Mac though. 🙂

GimmeSlack12 · May 25, 2007

I've written a tutorial on getting Classic Mac Emulators working. PM me if you want the link (I don't distribute it openly).

mad jew · May 25, 2007

Just out of interest, about how much does it cost and how fast is it?

SkyBell · May 25, 2007

iMac G3's go for $20-50 on eBay.

Add a little color to your house.😀

GimmeSlack12 · May 25, 2007

mad jew said:
Just out of interest, about how much does it cost and how fast is it?

What do you mean? My tutorial? It's free, but I have my reasons. Otherwise old Macs are dirt cheap (and not worth the trouble IMO).

mad jew · May 25, 2007

Nah, sorry. I don't mean the tutorial, I mean the whole cost of getting an Intel Mac set up to run the emulators, and how fast it will actually run classic apps.

GimmeSlack12 · May 26, 2007

How fast does it run Classic Apps? It's an Intel it'll run fine. The emulators run very fast.

cbrain · May 26, 2007

Hi,

I found an emulator but I was wondering: are their legal?

Thanks.

GimmeSlack12 · May 26, 2007

cbrain said:
Hi,

I found an emulator but I was wondering: are their legal?

Thanks.

Yes.

cbrain · May 27, 2007

What about using a mac.rom file if you don't have an original mac which has the file, is that legal?

dpaanlka · May 27, 2007

mad jew said:
It's probably easier just to buy an old Mac though. 🙂

Seconded. It's also more fun.

GimmeSlack12 said:
Otherwise old Macs are dirt cheap (and not worth the trouble IMO).

Fussing with emulators is ten times more tedious than just picking up an old Mac.

cbrain said:
What about using a mac.rom file if you don't have an original mac which has the file, is that legal?

No.

What game are we talking about anyway?

djstarrock · May 28, 2007

I'm just asking what mac would you get off ebay.

dpaanlka · May 28, 2007

djstarrock said:
I'm just asking what mac would you get off ebay.

What? When did you ask that in this thread?

josepho · May 28, 2007

djstarrock said:
I'm just asking what mac would you get off ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Apple-iMac-In...59QQihZ001QQcategoryZ4603QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This might be the kind of thing which would be suitable. At under £20 you're laughing. Plus, it seems to be located in Glasgow, which (looking at your MR location listing) would mean you might save on postage. If I had more room this kind of thing would be ideal for me...

cbrain · May 28, 2007

Getting an old mac isn't an option for me.

dpaanlka · May 28, 2007

cbrain said:
Getting an old mac isn't an option for me.

Well surely with a new 20inch iMac (running 10.4.9, no less) and a 2gb Nano you must be able to afford a 7 year old iMac.

Sly · May 28, 2007

cbrain said:
Getting an old mac isn't an option for me.

If space is an issue you can get a Powerbook G3 Wallstreet for about £30-£40 now.

mad jew · May 28, 2007

cbrain said:
Getting an old mac isn't an option for me.

Elaborate as to why, and we might be able to help you out more specifically. 🙂

cbrain · May 31, 2007

Becuse I havent got enough room.

dpaanlka · May 31, 2007

cbrain said:
Becuse I havent got enough room.

You don't have enough room for a PowerBook?

GimmeSlack12 · May 31, 2007

Don't get an old Mac. It is a waste of space.

Use the emulators, get your nostalgia Mac gaming fix and move on. What game is it BTW?

dpaanlka · May 31, 2007

GimmeSlack12 said:
Use the emulators, get your nostalgia Mac gaming fix and move on.

Well of course you move on. Playing a classic Mac game in an emulator isn't nearly as much fun as playing it on an old Mac.

Not only that, the emulator solutions available today are really pathetic, and actually quite difficult to use.

GimmeSlack12 · May 31, 2007

dpaanlka said:
Well of course you move on. Playing a classic Mac game in an emulator isn't nearly as much fun as playing it on an old Mac.

Not only that, the emulator solutions available today are really pathetic, and actually quite difficult to use.

Betcha $20 I could take you at Maelstrom.

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