Emulating on MAC

[omegaman3000]

I'm pretty new to the world of Macs but I have a macbook with 2GHz of Intel core 2 duo with 1 GB of RAM. I run Mac OS X 10.4.10. I remember an old game on my Commodore Amiga called Rome AD:92 (europe), aka Rome, Pathway to Power (US) and was wondering if anyone knows 1) A site where I can download it for my Mac, 2) An emulator site that I'll probably need and 3) Is it safe from a virus point of view to do the above.
Thanks
Omegaman3000

[Mavimao]

I'm pretty new to the world of Macs but I have a macbook with 2GHz of Intel core 2 duo with 1 GB of RAM. I run Mac OS X 10.4.10. I remember an old game on my Commodore Amiga called Rome AD:92 (europe), aka Rome, Pathway to Power (US) and was wondering if anyone knows 1) A site where I can download it for my Mac, 2) An emulator site that I'll probably need and 3) Is it safe from a virus point of view to do the above.
Thanks
Omegaman3000

http://sourceforge.net/projects/maxuae

There's your emulator. Never used it so I can't vouch for any quality issues. As for ROMs...any information is illegal to post and could get you banned. Sry.

[Dagless]

Apparently there are many legal ways of getting Amiga games. One of them is if the developer has released them for free, or has released backup versions (a la Factor 5). There is a legal CD full of original Amiga games out there somewhere. Can't remember the name for the life of me :o

[Queso]

There's loads of old Amiga abandonware and shareware on the Back To The Roots database, including Rome AD92 by the looks of things.

Link (http://www.back2roots.org/News/)

[DavidLeblond]

Just remember Abandonware is not legal. Only when the copyright holder gives the permission for the download does it become legal.

[jeremy.king]

Just remember Abandonware is not legal. Only when the copyright holder gives the permission for the download does it become legal.

Quite true. Abandonware is a made up term by people (myself included) who try to validate that they are entitled to run old software that's no longer available.

[Antares]

I know most Commodore 64 games are now public domain...but from what you guys are saying, Commodore Amiga games may still have copyright restrictions? When was the last Amiga produced?

[Queso]

I know most Commodore 64 games are now public domain...but from what you guys are saying, Commodore Amiga games may still have copyright restrictions? When was the last Amiga produced?
Anywhere between 1993 and last year, depending on which company and equipment you count. Believe it or not, it hasn't officially died yet, although the two companies who own the OS and the patents are doing their best to finally kill it with their constant legal battles. Not that anyone other than their own egos cares much anymore.