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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:

the SDL library 1.2.11 for Mac OS X
Dosbox 0.70
the Dapplegrey 1.2 frontend for Max OS X (optional but very useful)
UFO for DOS version from abandonia

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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