LAN Games on Intel iMac

So I installed Windows XP on my computer yesterday to play Halo: Combat Evolved over lan with my Macbook. I set up an ad-hoc network using wireless and both computers are assigned an IP address. I am also able to ping each computer. The problem is, when I start a multiplayer game on my Macbook, it creates the session even though I am the only one on it. On the iMac, it says "could not connect to game" when it is the computer creating the session. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!

I don't know re: those games specifically, but if/after you've tested then could you add them to the table at http://guides.macrumors.com/UniversalBinaryGames so other people know? Cheers

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I'm awaiting delivery of a 17" intel iMac with 1gb of ram. I have a number of games that i believe don't have patdhes to run on the intel machines and wondered if anyone knows how they run> Here's the list:
CALL OF DUTY
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MEDAL OF HONOUR
THE INCREDIBLES
ALIENS VERSUS PREDATOR 2
RAINBOW 6
I also have unreal o4, doom3 and quake 4 but i believe these have patches. Also, how bad is the hit for Photoshop under Rossetta?
Cheers.

Hi,
here is a link with info on the performance of games running under Rosetta:
http://guides.macrumors.com/UniversalBinaryGames
As for Photoshop. Haven't got first hand experience, but Photoshop Elements is slow but useable with 1GB
Sascha
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PPC games on intel imac...

Just a quick question. im looking at buying Halo for mac but im worried it may not work well because it would have been designed for PPC chips & i have an intel mac.
i know rosetta runs while PPC apps are being used so im thinking this will slow the game/computer down too much.
any thoughts?
thanks

Hi DJstylus,
I'm not a Halo player, but I gather from http://www.joystiq.com/2006/08/26/Mac-Halo-now-with-Universal-Binary/ that Halo is now available as "Universal Binary", so no need for Rosetta, and , presumably, no problem in running it on an Intel iMac.
(Edit - I've just confirmed this at http://www.destineerstudios.com/support/halo.html It may be necessary to purchase the orginal version and then apply the update though. It wasn't altogether clear from the instructions)
Cheers
Rod

Golf games on Intel iMac

My dad will be getting an iMac soon, and I really want to get him a golf game for it - he can't actually play golf any more, so I'm hoping it will be the next best thing!
I note that Tiger Woods 2005 seems to be the latest but is not universal (understandably). Has anyone tried it, or even the 2003 version, on an Intel machine? Any ideas how (if at all) it runs?
TIA, Matthew

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PC games on Intel iMac?

with boot camp will that allow me to install and play my PC games on a new Intel iMac?
looking at trading in our home Dell for a new iMac but want to be able to play games
thanks

Once you setup Bootcamp it's like you're on a PC desktop/notebook. I am able to play Half-Life 2 on my MacBook Pro on high quality without a problem. Just make sure the iMac you get can handle the games, and RAM is important.

Games on intel imac

having just received my new intel iMac, it would appear there is no Nanosaur 2 - which is very disappointing for my 4 year old son! Could somebody tell me if this is either;
hiding somewhere on the hard drive and I'm just too stupid to find it (if so, where is it?)
or, unavailable for the intel macs (if so, will it be some time soon)

As I understand it. Nanosuar2 won't work on the Intel Macs, yet. They are working on it. They realease is not yet avalible... Sorry.. Hope this helps you out..

Rise of Nations game on Intel iMac not working ?

I have a 20" iMac Intel 2ghz Ram and the upgraded graphics memory (256mb) and I tried installing Rise of Nations but it doenst work, It installs okay and even goes through the intro movie but then it just hangs on the main title screen. Has anyone with an intel Mac got it working ?
It would be a shame that I couldnt get it to work when its not that old a game.

Has nobody got Rise of Nations ? surely someone has at least tried installing it ? I'm just hoping that its a rosetta thing and maybe a fix comes out for it to work ?

Pc games on intel imac 1.83 ghz

Oh please help I'm so confused. We're all mac, have been for twenty years, but my son wants to play some pc games and I'm giving in. I know this is supposed to be possible. This is what I think I know so far. I can buy parallels. I then have to buy windows. I may need more memory? He has 1 GB but of course has a ton of mac games on there already. What I'm afraid of is the processing speed, will it be fast enough? and the graphics, is it powerful enough? I know absolutely nothing about PCs and hope to not have to buy one. Please tell me in really simple terms exactly what to do and if it will work well. I did start to look into refurbished (hoping for cheap) PCs but got overwhelmed immediately. I've been blissfully unaware of just how easy being a mac owner is. His birthday is coming up soon, any advice you can give me, soon, will be greatly appreciated!

Ah. To run the games on his it looks like about 300 for windows plus 150. for memory. Boot Camp is free, so under 500.
To buy the refurbished iMac 2.0 is 850.
But of course I could take his year-old one and be pretty happy for a long time (I don't do much more than email, internet, and photos).
I think it's going to be more of a parenting kind of question. How much do we want to encourage the gaming? He already does a lot, there are plenty of mac games out there. The difference, the reason I'm trying to make it work, is that there are pc games that can be modified and that's something he's really into. I kind of like the idea of him being able to mod and create. He spent some time at a computer camp this summer at MIT doing just modding. Seems a shame he can't keep it up.
Then, speaking of the camp, is the question of 3D programs. He loved the 3D classes. I've looked into 3D programs for mac and the one to go with seems to be Lightwave. Their version for the newer intel macs is still in beta, hopefully it will be out for Christmas. I've been told he may need more processing speed for that, too.
So, now I think I've hit you with the whole deal. What do you think?

Any way to make games run full screen/higher res on intel iMac?

Hi,
I just got i 17" intel imac and am pleased with it exept that all the games run with a black band down either side of the screen and only seem to play at 1024 x 768. Is there any way of isorting this out? Doom 3 for example keeps returning to 800 x 600 if i change the settings?
Thanks.

take a look at this thread, you can find some useful info about running old and some new games on Booklet there.

An Intel iMac AND a MacBook Pro for Logic Pro?

I am torturing myself over this issue lately so any input you guys could offer would be welcome!
This is the situation:
After 3 months of serious debating whether to purchase a 20" Intel iMac or a MacBook Pro for Logic Pro, I went ahead about 3 weeks ago and got the iMac. My reasoning behind this was that even though I found the portability of the MBP very desirable, the iMac simply represented a better value with the big screen and bigger hard drive. Since getting it, I must say I love this machine and I have not had one single problem with it. Logic 7.2 runs like a dream on it. By the way, aside from maintaing my iTunes Library, occasional iLife stuff and web surfing with Safari, this iMac is for music production only.
But here's the problem:
Still, I can't seem to shake the desire for OCCASSIONAL portability. Keep in mind, I am only a "serious" music hobbyist; I create instrumental hip-hop, trip-hop, electronica style of music mainly with software instruments, loops and breakbeats. So needless to say, I don't tour or do a lot of travelling. But the prospect of being able to compose tracks or make beats in Logic anywhere is DESIRABLE to say the least. I could compose while sitting on the couch watching a game or laying in bed - even though I have no idea of how often I'd actually do that, just having the ability to do it is VERY APPEALING to me. Throw in the fact that the iMac currently shares deskspace with a PC that my wife uses - meaning that I often have to stop what I'm doing to let her use the space. With a laptop, I could move and still continue my flow. Lastly, I unfortunately have bad knees and a bad back so after a couple of hours (or 3 or 4) of sitting at the desk working on Logic, I am seriously hurting. Not comfortable at all. At least owning a MacBook would give me the option to move around to some place more comfortable if I desire.
So...
Even though I recently bought a wonderful iMac that works great, I'm seriously considering getting a 1.83 MBP with at least 1GB of RAM and the 100GB/7200 RPM drive to accompany it just for the portability factor. Sure, I could get a used G4 PowerBook or iBook, but all I own is the Universal Binary of Logic Pro; I would have a hard time accepting the decrease in speed I've gotten use to on the Core Duo. Besides, I inherently have a problem buying something (even used) that I know is old and out of date when the latest and greatest is available.
So here is the $25,000 question: Am I nuts for even considering this? Am I placing too much of a premium on the portability as I would use it?
This could easily be justified if I was a working musician on the road, but that ain't me. And you can believe that I'm definately not rich and thus don't have money lying around.
But I have obsessed over this so much lately, I feel that I almost have to get it just to put my mind at ease! I even briefly considered putting the iMac on eBay and just buying a MBP to replace it, but I love the screen real estate I get with the 20" iMac and I question if I'll be truly satisfied with a 15.4" screen FULL TIME. 17" might be better, but I doubt if I can wait until June for them to arrive. In addition, everything would connected via my wireless LAN and .Mac so file sharing should not be an issue.
Help!!!
What would you do? Sell the iMac or just get a MBP as cheap as I can?
Opinions, Please!
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I love the portability my powerbook gives me. You can use a PB in your setup. You can run an external monitor for either PB or MBP. You can node. Universal Binary menas it is an application which has the components written for both PPC and Intel chips-so you don't need to do conversion. Nodes won't require you buy a nother license. so the answer is down to how much the 2 upgrades and 1 crossgrades will set you back vs how much use you'll get out of them. IMO the iMac is inexpensive (I mean that in a good way-worth hooding on to). Maybe just look at a refurb PB unless you really have the extra cash.

Intel iMac won't recognize external display with Dynex mini-DVI adapter

I've got an original Intel iMac with a Mini-DVI connection on the back. I'm attempting to hook it up to an external display (a plasma screen, in fact). I picked up a Dynex Mini DVI to Video Adapter DX-AP100 for Apple. This connector has a mini-DVI connector on one end, and both a video-out and an S-video-out on the other.
When attempting to use the adapter, the iMac does not recognize that there is an external display connected. Here are the facts:
The external display: I've tried this with a Panasonic Plasma screen connected directly through S-video, as well as a Pioneer receiver (one that switches video) connected both through s-video and composite video. And yes, I've got the settings on the TV correct. I've also tried this with a Polaroid LCD TV connected via S-video and composite video.
I did notice that when I click "Detect Displays" while the Plasma was connected, the plasma briefly "flashed", implying SOMETHING was happening, but still no dice.
Anyone have any experience with this Dynex DX-AP100 that could share some wisdom?
OS: v10.5.6
System Profiler:
ATI Radeon X1600:
Chipset Model: ATY,RadeonX1600
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 128 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x71c5
Revision ID: 0x0000
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.068
Displays:
iMac:
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Built-In: Yes
Display Connector:
Status: No display connected

Yeah, I realize S-video is limiting, but I'm trying to keep things as simple as possible. The TV is mounted to the wall and there are not currently any DVI or HDMI cables coming out of it. There's an S-video input from my receiver that I'd prefer to use since it's readily accessible already. In the end my goal is to use Netflix "Watch Now" on the TV, so I'm not too worried about video quality.
and before someone asks if I considered that the receiver's S-video input might be the problem...I tried taking the s-video wire from the stereo and plugging it directly into the adapter. No dice.
ONE ADDITIONAL PIECE of information...while trying to get this to work on an LCD monitor, I plugged the composite video connection from the TV into the adapter. Suddenly the Mac recognized an additional monitor, but it saw it as a VGA monitor, not as s-video or composite video, and no signal went to the TV.
I'm considering trading in this adapter for a mini-DVI to VGA adapter, but that really won't help me with the connection to the TV.

How can I get my wired LAN to share my iMac's wireless internet connection

Hi. (sorry for the long-winded posting below. I really struggled to explain what I'm trying to do, but would really appreciate any help from people who can recognise what I'm aiming for!)
I've seen several postings about sharing internet connection, but none (I think) which sort my problem.
I have a wired LAN with 3 Macs connected to a router, and the router to a cable modem and the internet. All working fine. All Macs have internet access.
I'm considering ditching my broadband provider, and so looking for a replacement configuration, at least for the short term.
So, I'd like to change the arrangement, connecting one of the Macs to the internet (through a local free WIFI hotspot) using it's airport card (that bit is done) and enable the other two Macs to share that connection via the router.
I've turned internet sharing on, and share connection from Built-In ethernet, on the internet connected Mac. But whatever
Has anyone got this setup working?
PB
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You can share a connection through the router or you can share a connection from the Mac via Internet Sharing, but you can't share an already shared connection.

Will FCP Suite work OK on the dual intel iMac G5 ?

We are getting ready to open a new digital video classroom for up to 26 students. Each student will have a G5, NTSC monitor, firewire capture device of some sort, and sound I/O to quality sound system. Anyone have any experiences or insight to using the G5 dual core intel iMac's for FCP Suite? Motion, FCP, etc....all work fine? And is there any problem with using the sound jack on the iMac for importing/exporting sound?
Any input, and links to other research on iMac's and FCP would be very helpful!
Thanks in advance...

Welcome to the forum swatkins!
The current version of FCP 5 will not run on the intel macs but at the end of next month Apple will release a version that does. see here: http://www.apple.com/universal/crossgrade/
My suggestion would be to wait, and contact your local edu rep from Apple about the LAB pricing... it's wonderful for schools.
iMac's should work OK with this new version, however it's not out yet of course so no one that knows can say, and those that say don't know...
That said, there are inherent problems with iMacs using them for FCP, at least from a Pro point of view... They aren't expandable beyond what can be captured thru Firewire, so it's going to leave you editing HDV, DV, or possibly DVCPRO50. That's probably not a problem for a school though. Be careful about specifying scratch disks for your systems. It's best to use another physical disk drive for capturing video to... when it's time to do this, look at Weibetech, Granite Digital, or G-Tech drive setups because they will work fine looping the firewire from a camera or deck thru them (the iMac only has one firewire bus). Other drives just don't support this very well, and dropping frames results. If you need any help whatsoever, don't hesitate to contact me. Also look into sharing DSR-11 machines amongst the computers so you don't use cameras for capturing (because they wear out really fast doing this). You're better off with a few DSR-11's and FireWire switchers to route them to the different stations, than using cameras for the capturing...
Also, it eases your class procedures to have these computer labs on a LAN so you can share media quickly between the various computers...
Jerry
[email protected]
http://www.coloradofilmschool.net (facility I teach at part time)

Help transferring to new intel iMac

Hello,
I will be getting a new intel iMac in the next week or two, to replace my failing revision A iMac G5. My problem is that the old machine will not be here anymore when the new machine arrives, and I want to make the transition as smooth as possible. I will have a complete backup of the G5 on an external firewire drive, and was wondering if I can use the migration assistant to update from there? Would there be any major problems with preferences that are transferred from the G5 to the intel? What are some of the problems, or quirks I should look out for? Will my Epson Stylus Photo 960 still work? I'm sure the HP Deskjet 970 Cse is no longer an option. Will M$ Office work ok in Rosetta? I know that FCEHD will need to be updated, but that's about all I really need to worry about right now, the kids games can be replaced/updated all in due time, (slowly.)
I know it's a bunch of questions, and I appreciate any and all advice.
Thanks,
Eric.
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Eric,
Surprise! both the Epson and the HP 970cse are on the list as having new universal binary drivers already installed inside the Tiger OS that will arrive on your iMac Intel.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303057#hpdrivers

Intel iMacs

So this is the forum for Intel iMacs? Cool.
First, could someone explain (or link me to) more detailed pages about the Duo Core chip, Rosetta, and Universal? I've seen the APple pages, but they didn't seem to elaborate, or maybe I just couldn't find it.
And, I noticed the MacBook's iSight says "and twice the resolution" under it. Does the same go for the iMac?
Anyone order one yet? I'd love too, but just don't have the money.
Thanks,
Kyle-

You could look at the Intel Core Duo product page here:
http://www.intel.com/products/processor/coreduo/index.htm
It's effectively a successor to the Pentium M chip. Aside from having dual cores, it has better floating point math (useful in games and hard number-crunching), SSE3 extensions, and is reworked to use less power overall.
Rosetta is effectively emulation, but it's a relatively efficient kind of emulation and one that strives for transparency to the user (i.e. it doesn't have to initialize a special environment to run). This doesn't mean that things will necessarily run as well as they did on a native PowerPC chip, but it does mean that you can keep at least some of your software until you're ready to get a native version. For example, Office 2004 should run well enough.
Universal refers to universal applications (or rather, universal binaries, since that's what you actually launch). These are programs that have native code for both Intel AND PowerPC Macs - so either system will treat it as a native program and run it quickly. If it's not a universal app and you're using an Intel-based Mac, it'll have to run in Rosetta.
Regarding the iSight, I think it's functionally similar to what the iMac G5 already had.

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