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Warcraft 2 on Mac OS X.5

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First post, by howarthe

Posted on 2012-12-12, 15:10

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I'm trying to run Warcraft 2 on a PowerBook G4 running Mac OS X.5. I found and downloaded DOSBox 0.74, and followed the instructions on the Wiki:

I inserted my CD.
I created a folder in /Users/erin/Warcraft2
I launched DOS BOX and entered the following command lines
1) mount C ~/Warcraft2
RESPONSE: Drive C is mounted as local directory /Users/erin/Warcraft2
2) mount E "/Volumes/War2BNE CD" -t cdrom switch
RESPONSE: MSCDEX: Mounted subdirectory: limited support.
RESPONSE: Drive E is mounted as CDRom /Volumes/War2BNE CD/
3) E:
RESPONSE: E:\>
4) install.exe
RESPONSE: Illegal command: install.exe

I also tried "install" and "setup", but nothing worked so far. What should I do next?

Reply 1 of 12, by Qbix

Posted on 2012-12-12, 15:31

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1dir *.exe
2dir *.bat
3dir *.com

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Reply 2 of 12, by howarthe

Posted on 2012-12-12, 16:40

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file not found 🙁

Reply 3 of 12, by IIGS_User

Posted on 2012-12-12, 16:55

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No file available which could be executed with DOSBox.
Are you sure it's Warcraft 2 for DOS?

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Reply 4 of 12, by howarthe

Posted on 2012-12-12, 17:07

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The label reads:
WarCraft II: Battle.net Edition
Windows 98/95/NT 4.0
Power Macintosh
CD-Rom
Version 2.0

Reply 5 of 12, by Dominus

Posted on 2012-12-12, 18:25

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There's no dos mentioned...

Windows 3.1x guide for DOSBox
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DOSBox SVN snapshot for macOS (10.4-11.x ppc/intel 32/64bit) notarized for gatekeeper

Reply 6 of 12, by bloodbat

Posted on 2012-12-12, 19:48

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Nor should it be mentioned: the Battle.net edition DOESN'T support DOS.

Reply 7 of 12, by howarthe

Posted on 2012-12-12, 23:38

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So, does anyone here know of any other way I might be able to play this game again?

Reply 8 of 12, by Dominus

Posted on 2012-12-12, 23:41

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Wine or crossover for mac

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Reply 9 of 12, by mr_bigmouth_502

Posted on 2012-12-13, 03:42

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Will those even work on a G4 processor?

Reply 10 of 12, by Dominus

Posted on 2012-12-13, 05:26

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Ah, shoot, no they won't, I forgot it's a PPC...

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Reply 11 of 12, by IIGS_User

Posted on 2012-12-13, 14:13

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What Mac OS requirements are given fot this particular game?
If pre-OS X (Mac OS 9 or earlier) , try to run the game within SheepShaver.

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Reply 12 of 12, by Glitchologteam

Posted on 2012-12-13, 14:56

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at least for me, Warcraft 2 do not work very well on basillik II (if you ever thought trying that emulator). The music cut up and sometime the game will come to a halt that will crash the entire emulator. SheepShaver could be an alternative idea, but its HELL to install it (windows 95 on dosbox is easier)

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