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Mac CDrom Emulator
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Jul 21, 2005, 11:40 PM
 
I am new to OS X and I was wondering if there is a product similar to Alcohol 120% for mac? Basically what I want to do is copy games images to the hard drive and then mount the images as virtual cdrom drives so that I can play them without the cd or dvd rom.

any help would be great

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Jul 22, 2005, 12:42 AM
 
The ability to mount CD images (dmg, img, and iso at least) is built-in. Some programs are "smarter" about this and won't recognize the images as real CDs unless they're mounted through Toast.

I did something similar with Dungeon Siege for Mac (yes, I own it)—It required the disc to be in, but I created a /blank/ CD image of the same name with a specifically named empty folder inside, mounted with Toast, and the game ran without complaint (home brew no-cd crack, hehe).

BTW, this method should not be used to play pirated games.
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Jul 22, 2005, 01:09 AM
 
not for pirated games. for convenience purposes only.
     
   
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