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First post, by thom

Posted on 2007-02-02, 02:16

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Hi there,

I have been trying and trying to get DOSbox to run games on my Mac OS X. I have a G4 laptop. I have already successfully found the old DOS games run thru DOSbox on a windows XP computer. Every time I try to mount the C drive on my apple, it comes up with the message:

"directory xxx doesn't exist."

I have installed Radnor, but still no luck. I have changed the directory of these games (desktop, Macintosh HD) and still no luck. What am I doing wrong? Is there any way to play these games (from mid 90s) on my G4?

Reply 1 of 5, by ErikGG

Posted on 2007-02-02, 02:29

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I'm not a Mac OS X user but this is a cut from the first lines from my FAQ.doc,

See this picture walkthrough :
MacOS X Pictorial Guide

Hope this helps you out,

Erik.

Read the new FAQ.doc

Reply 2 of 5, by Snejs

Posted on 2007-02-02, 12:21

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It is possible to run dosbox on osx. But I expect you having some problems with performance on the G4.
I run dosbox on the last G4 laptop before they switched to Intel, and it is usually ok for the old adventuregames I play (sierra) but it isn't ultrasmooth even then.

But it works. And it's FUN! most importantly 😀

Reply 3 of 5, by thom

Posted on 2007-02-03, 19:01

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thanks for the tip.........I eventually got the thing to run thru
"mount c /xxx".....for some reason it would not load using "mount c:\"

Much appreciated.

Reply 4 of 5, by MiniMax

Posted on 2007-02-03, 21:46

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thom wrote:
for some reason it would not load using "mount c:"

Why did you think mount c:\ would have worked?

Reply 5 of 5, by DosFreak

Posted on 2007-02-03, 21:49

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Probably confused "C:\" with being a drive and not a directory. Common mistake.

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