| 11-05-2007 12:41 PM |
| raoul volfoni |
I wrote this in the "UFO" game forum but I think it can help you:
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Here is how I managed to run UFO on a iBook G5 laptop with Mac OS X (10.4):
What I used:Howto:- Install properly the SDL lib, DOSBox and the Dapplegrey frontend (the first one can be a bit tricky but basically they are classic package installations, read the manuals)
- create a folder where you'll put all the DOS related files (eg: I created a folder named "DOS Apps" in my user folder, so its path is: "/Volumes/My HD/Users/myself/DOS Apps")
- in this folder create a folder to act as a hard drive for DOS (eg: I created a folder named "HD1", so its path is: "/Volumes/My HD/Users/myself/DOS Apps/HD1")
- unzip UFO in "DOS Apps", this creates a "xcom" folder. This xcom folder is in fact the content of the original UFO CD-ROM.
- launch Dapplegrey and configure it like this:
- Drive C: "/Volumes/My HD/Users/myself/DOS Apps/HD1"
- "Drives" tab:
- CD-ROM: there is a bug in Dapplegrey when the CD-ROM pathname includes a space character (" ") so we'll use another method to specify it:
- if your path does not include space characters, choose the "xcom" folder as the CD-ROM path and check the drive "D"
- else: edit the autoexec.bat file (in the Dapplegrey menubar) and put this line: z:mount d "/Volumes/My HD/Users/myself/DOS Apps/HD1/xcom" -t cdrom -label CD-ROM
- check "run autoexec.bat at startup"
- "Display" tab: I chose "VGA", "Surface", "Full Res: 800x600", "Window Res: 800x600", check "Run DOSBOX in fullscreen mode" (optional)
- tweak other options if you wish
- click "Run" to launch DOSBox
if everything goes fine you should have a DOS window with a prompt
- first, you have to install the game. Type the following:
d:
install c:\ufo (or whatever directory name you want to use for the game installation)
validate the installation screen, then type:
c:
if you are not already in the installation directory: cd ufo (or whatever directory name you used for the game installation)
cdsetup d:
setup the sound parameters (use the "soundblaster pro" with default params)
launch the game: ufo
That's it ! 
From now on you just have to go to the c:\ufo directory and type ufo to launch the game.
Tips:
- swap Full screen on/off with CTRL-ENTER (UFO can run in both modes)
- if the mouse cursor doesn't appear in DOSBox, use CTRL-F10 to capture/uncapture it
- with trackpad or 1-button mouse, emulate the right-click with CTRL-APPLE-CLICK
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| 18-04-2007 09:22 PM |
| _r.u.s.s. |
you use mac and dont know its file structure?
http://www.lvsonline.com/dirsmac/index.shtml
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| 18-04-2007 06:27 PM |
| jati |
say.... From my time on Mac, I never see a drive called c: !!!!
nope.
so... what does a path looks like in Mac anyway? 
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| 18-04-2007 10:57 AM |
| _r.u.s.s. |
well.. does the "c:\dos\cdrive" exist on your hard drive?
if it does, after you type 'mount c c:\dos\cdrive', there should appear 'drive c is mounted as local directory c:\dos\cdrive' ..if it doesnt, it doesnt exist on your hard drive. in this case substitute directory which actually exists on your computer
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| 18-04-2007 10:29 AM |
| chanti |
i have tried typing mount c c:\dos\cdrive which it tells you to do in the guide and it still wont work?
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| 18-04-2007 10:16 AM |
| _r.u.s.s. |
you need to mount it first
type:
mount c
example: mount c d:\games\
then you can change it to c
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| 18-04-2007 09:59 AM |
| chanti |
I have followed all the procedures for changing z: to c: and it keeps saying drive c does not exist. Can you tell me what I am doin wrong? thanks
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| 16-04-2007 02:02 PM |
| The Fifth Horseman |
First, please spell correctly. If people can't understand you, they won't help you.
Second, read the readme file that came with your installation of DosBox. Yes, it _does_ answer your question.
Third, in the unlikely case readme didn't help, check the official DosBox FAQ, and particularly this part of it.
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| 15-04-2007 05:13 PM |
| Data |
type without quote "intro"
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| 15-04-2007 04:05 PM |
| louis |
 ok i juss dwld dosbox for mac...and i keep getting this stupid z drive..i need to mount the c drive im guessing to be able to run an .exe (caue rigth now i dlwd sim city and warcraft 2..) could someone give me a step by step on how to do this
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