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RS> Does Mystic run fine on a new M2 mac ? Has anyone testing this install ?

g0> Thats a good question.

g0> I would need an M1/M2 hardware to make a native version, so for now one
g0> does not exist for Mystic. I did receive a Netmail from someone
g0> offering to help me with M1 Mac access but I haven't had a chance to
g0> follow up with them yet.

g0> The new Macs have something called Rosetta which will allow Intel Mac
g0> applications to run on the M processors. Its possible the Mystic macOS
g0> Intel version could work using that, but I haven't heard of anyone
g0> trying it yet.

Ok, thanks for the feedback. I may be going with a new M2 Mac Mini in the
near future. If so, I will see how the existing version runs on it. If
it doesn't I will wait until someone gets you access to compile and testing
on one.

Thanks
iNoNaMouSe
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Speaking from experience, the problem with running Mystic from any Mac is that door games won't run. I couldn't even get the built-in BlackJack to work. And most of the good door games run in DOS. I suppose a workaround would be to use the game servers out there...

Hello Byte,

BI> Speaking from experience, the problem with running Mystic from any Mac
BI> is that door games won't run.

That's a bummer. On linux there are a few ways to run old dos doors but I have
no experience with a Mac.

BI> I couldn't even get the built-in BlackJack to work.

That's odd. the BlackJack game is not a door, it is a script that Mystic runs
itself. Do you see any error messages when you try to run it.

BI> And most of the good door games run in DOS. I suppose a workaround
BI> would be to use the game servers out there...

Yes, the game servers would work. Isn't it amazing the number and variety of
truly great doors that were written in '95ish, that we are still running today?

Can you run doors with source that were designed to run on linux? apam wrote a
couple of doors (recently) called Galactic Dynasty and For Honour (like but not
the same as L.O.R.D.). Both are InterBBS capable and run nicely here.

apam's doors run in Windows also. I wonder if the source would build on your
Mac, but I don't know.

Ttyl :-),
Al

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BK> Speaking from experience, the problem with running Mystic from any Mac
BK> is that door games won't run. I couldn't even get the built-in

Thats the problem with any BBS on Mac. Its too bad there isn't a good DOS
emulator for doors.

BK> suppose a workaround would be to use the game servers out there...

I think this is the easiest solution for those who'd want to run on a Mac. The
other possibility would maybe be running an old 32-bit windows in a VMware.

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On Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 5:22:24 PM UTC-6, Al wrote:
> Hello Byte,

> That's odd. the BlackJack game is not a door, it is a script that Mystic runs
> itself. Do you see any error messages when you try to run it.

It was so long ago that I don't recall.

> Yes, the game servers would work. Isn't it amazing the number and variety of
> truly great doors that were written in '95ish, that we are still running today?

Agreed - LORD and Trade Wars are still going strong!
> Can you run doors with source that were designed to run on linux? apam wrote a
> couple of doors (recently) called Galactic Dynasty and For Honour (like but not
> the same as L.O.R.D.). Both are InterBBS capable and run nicely here.

Not that I'm aware of but I haven't tried, and I will check these door games out!