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neotransotaku
Posts: 2628/4016 |
it isn't a mac emulator, it's an emulator that emulates PowerPC -- after all, people run unix on it  |
HyperLamer
Posts: 3637/8210 |
Yes, but they still need to re-write the network-related code for Mac, which apparently hasn't been done.
And using a Mac emulator is cheating. |
neotransotaku
Posts: 2601/4016 |
Originally posted by HyperHacker
Originally posted by neotransotaku
hmm...i do have an old computer lying around the house--maybe I'll put a Mac OS on it... this should be fun; my first experience installing an OS that isn't produced by Microsoft. One question--how is compatibility for old Mac programs on the lastest OS?
Er, you realize you can't install Mac OS on a PC... 
PearPC - PowerPC Architecture Emulator
Originally posted by neotransotaku
people can talk across AIM, they can play starcraft or the sims...why not this?
Because the developers of Starcraft and AIM made Mac versions with the capability to do so.
But it's nothing more than network traffic--i'd understand if there were processor optimizations involved but this is the interpretation of network traffic... |
HyperLamer
Posts: 3601/8210 |
Originally posted by neotransotaku
hmm...i do have an old computer lying around the house--maybe I'll put a Mac OS on it... this should be fun; my first experience installing an OS that isn't produced by Microsoft. One question--how is compatibility for old Mac programs on the lastest OS?
Er, you realize you can't install Mac OS on a PC...
Originally posted by neotransotaku
people can talk across AIM, they can play starcraft or the sims...why not this?
Because the developers of Starcraft and AIM made Mac versions with the capability to do so. |
Yoshi Dude
Posts: 1950/3271 |
I tried that option, and my computer is just too slow to emulate and emulator decently.. much less netplay with it. |
Colin
Posts: 7224/11302 |
I'm not saying it can't handle running the program, I'm just saying that it might strain lower-end systems. |
neotransotaku
Posts: 2593/4016 |
if people with 1.3Ghz pentiums M can run OSX through an emulator, I'm sure the Virtual PC emulator can handle ZSNES... |
Colin
Posts: 7219/11302 |
It's possible but I don't want to know how slow it would be - running an emulator within an emulator itself.  Probably wouldn't be that bad if you had a recent PC though. |
Ailure
Posts: 8274/11162 |
For now, ZSNES is restricted to the x86 architure. So don't expect a version for the PowerPC architure...
However, is it possible to like. Run a Windows emulator in a Virtual Machine? |
Ranko
Posts: 51/133 |
Not sure on endian format at all but MAC to PC netplay I don't see happen too often...hell I don't really see too many MAC emus, period.
Now if it had something like Kaillera support, then I could see it running, but then that isn't too great a service anyways (and I should know, the one and only time I used it I got text-flood hacked, MAME32 use online). |
neotransotaku
Posts: 2578/4016 |
i wonder if it is because of little endian, big endian issues... but then again, if there is netplay support for PC, it doesn't make sense because all network traffic has to be oriented in a certain fashion...
this is one odd problem...very odd problem indeed that doesn't make any sense... people can talk across AIM, they can play starcraft or the sims...why not this? |
Ranko
Posts: 50/133 |
Originally posted by neotransotaku
Mac incompatible with the PC version? it's just network traffic...
I checked the forums for SNES9x last night when we were having trouble getting started and it wouldn't allow for person-to-person play on conflicting platforms. They said the same thing in their MAC OS X Troubleshooting thread. Incompatible cross-plat. |
neotransotaku
Posts: 2571/4016 |
hmm...i do have an old computer lying around the house--maybe I'll put a Mac OS on it... this should be fun; my first experience installing an OS that isn't produced by Microsoft. One question--how is compatibility for old Mac programs on the lastest OS? |
Colin
Posts: 7190/11302 |
There's got to be something that can do it... I'm surprised unless the actual version number conflict is something like x.xx(w) vs. x.xx(m) or something silly like that.
How about Ashley just puts out a bounty for a ZSNES Mac port?  |
neotransotaku
Posts: 2557/4016 |
Mac incompatible with the PC version? it's just network traffic...
anyways, as far as I know, there aren't that many emulators for Mac so you will probably out of luck in terms of finding one that is already pre-compiled. So, if you really need one of the emulators to work, you'll have to take the source code and compile it yourself... If I had a Mac, I'd probably help you out... But, if you really, really want one, you could try to compile one yourself but it seems more trouble than it is worth if you aren't familiar enough with compiling programs. |
blackhole89
Posts: 571/971 |
Incompatible for netplay? Someone who has a mac compiler and enough time might be able to fix that. It can't be much more than a version ID of difference. |
Yoshi Dude
Posts: 1949/3271 |
Older versions do work, but Mac SNES9x is incompatible with the PC version.  |
blackhole89
Posts: 566/971 |
I believe there formerly was a Snes9x build for Mac, but afaik they discontinued netplay on the newest version. If you can find an older one which still has netplay working, you might try, although I think there was a reason for netplay being discontinued (not working properly?). |
Yoshi Dude
Posts: 1948/3271 |
I have a Macintosh, and I was just wondering if there were any emulators out there that will do a decent job of netplaying between Mac and PC. I don't care which system the emulator is for, I'm desperate. =\ |
