1.- Read the manual.
2.- Piracy / abandonware is not supported here, only your original games (i.e.: those you can download via GOG).
3.- DOSBox emulates DOS, so to create directorios INSIDE DOSBox, you'll need some (basic) DOS knowledge. Keep in mind that you can create directories OUTSIDE DOSBox.
4.- Every game has his own manual. As far as I remember, Syndicate could save games.
5.- DOSBox has not anything like "snapshot saving".
6.- There are some things like "60 seconds guide to DOSBox".
7.- Read the manual.

Thanks for your response.

I've read everything you suggested already.

I used to be good at using DOS... about 20 years ago.

so create a folder "save" inside game's folder

Wow, I've tried everything I can, and now I'm just getting exhausted.

I'm including 2 screenshots of what my directories look like.

Again, I'm using a Mac, PowerPC, OS 10.5.8(who knows, maybe that's part of my problem)

I don't understand why the Syndicate directory is labelled 'SYNDIC~1'. That's frustrating me too.

Thanks for any help.

Please believe me, I"m reading anything on the net I can find, but everyone who's figured it out just says that creating a 'SAVE' folder in the 'SYND' directory solved it. Just to be safe, I put a SAVE folder in every single directory within the Syndicate folder.

Going back to why my Syndicate folder is labelled 'SYNDIC~1'

Ask for help from where you downloaded this. Vogons doesn't help illegal downloaders.

Thank you for your help.

I am just trying to solve my problem.

I don't think I am an illegal downloader.
I use DOSbox and I found the game Syndicate as a 'free' download.
Forgive me, like I said, I just want to solve my problem as quickly as I can. I cannot enjoy this classic game without the ability to save.

At least members from this forum have been very helpful to me.
I still have not given up hope of being able to save my games.

Caveneau wrote:

I use DOSbox and I found the game Syndicate as a 'free' download.

Dominus is correct. There is no such thing as a 'free' download of Syndicate; any such download (at this particular point in time) is illegal. I know for a fact that some of these illegal downloadable versions of Syndicate have been badly packaged and won't work properly at all; that is one of the reasons why illegal downloads are not supported here.

If you really want to play this game, you can probably get a legitimate copy that at least has a chance of working properly off of eBay.

See also
Syndicate Savegames??? Syndicate not saving games
Syndicate Plus CD *almost* working...

Actually, I do own a copy of 'Syndicate Plus'.

Trouble is I own a mac and I don't think it will read the install CD, even with Dosbox.

You are mistaken. Unless something has gone horribly wrong somewhere, your DOS Syndicate Plus CD will work perfectly in DOSBox on your Macintosh.

with the added benefit that you can just follow some guides from the guides forum.
Macs can read PC CD-Roms, PCs can't directly read Mac CD-Roms.

Thanks guys.

I had some success, I got it working on my PC and I CAN SAVE!
Yay!

Now, trying to get it working on my mac is still a challenge.

I followed the CD mounting instructions no problem for the PC, but would they be the same for Mac?
I noticed that the '\' in PC commands is '/' for Mac.
Would I follow the same instructions for mac as PC and just replace the slashes?

Also, the Syndicate.app file/folder name is causing me a lot of confusion.

Anyway, at least I can play/save on the PC
It would be nice if I can finally figure this out.
I"m sure its easy for some people, but I'm a bit rusty on DOS.
I've never even used 'Terminal' on the mac.

Thanks folks, I appreciate your time.

Awesome!
Got it working no problem on my Mac, but I still can't save.
btw, I'm running OS 10.5.8

With the Syndicate Plus CD inserted, I opened the 'SYND.EXE' with DOSBox and it runs quite well.

I think the sound is still a bit glitchy in between mission startups.

I've read about as much as I can find on saving on mac but I can never follow enough to apply it to my situation.

I read about using 'Terminal', but I couldn't find any kind of walkthrough for that.

Anyway, I'm getting closer.

It must still be a mounting problem.

After I quit to DOSBox from playing the game, I notice the dos prompt has defaulted to 'c:\'

So where exactly would my SAVE folder have to be located?

You save in the game and not in any other way. Dosbox isn't like other emulators that have savestates. No need for terminal or something else.

Yes, that I know.
I've heard people asking for a 'quicksave' short cut.

The problem I have is that I am unable to save games through the Syndicate Save/Load Game option in the menu.

When I save a game, then go to load it, it still says 'Empty'.

Like I mentioned, I am able to save games when I play on my PC, but I still cannot save on my mac.