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I am having the same disc issue, but with Windows... 710 Views / 12 Replies  
I am having the same disc issue, but with Windows Vista Ultimate. It will read just fine on my older MBP and G5 but not on the brand new MacBook. The drive just spits it out after trying to read it...
Posted by Vash, on May 12, 2009 at 01:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I don't know about Tiger, but since the original... 1,004 Views / 10 Replies  
I don't know about Tiger, but since the original days of OS X you could install a single copy on an infinite amount of computers since there is no serial number activation or whatever. Though it is...
Posted by Vash, on Apr 24, 2005 at 09:45 PM, in macOS
Yea, that image looks like complete ****. Halo... 1,648 Views / 24 Replies  
Yea, that image looks like complete ****. Halo has horrible graphics anyway, idk why you all think its amazing looking. Its absolutely crap compared to Doom 3 or UT2k4
Posted by Vash, on Feb 12, 2005 at 08:28 PM, in Gaming
To take a real screeny, just do Command + Shift +... 1,648 Views / 24 Replies  
To take a real screeny, just do Command + Shift + 3. Halo is one of the few games that still works with that.
Posted by Vash, on Feb 11, 2005 at 03:48 PM, in Gaming
WoW runs perfectly on my 23" at full resolution... 1,813 Views / 23 Replies  
WoW runs perfectly on my 23" at full resolution with all shaders enabled. And this is on a dual 2ghz g5 4gb RAM with a Radeon 9800 Pro. The 6800 Ultra can only be better than the 9800 Pro.
Posted by Vash, on Jan 27, 2005 at 11:02 PM, in Gaming
The way all the online servers do it is by having... 732 Views / 4 Replies  
The way all the online servers do it is by having the game automatically download from an http server. You could set up your map files up on your mac's sites folder and figure out how to make UT2k4...
Posted by Vash, on Jan 16, 2005 at 12:57 AM, in Gaming
I would assume the mac mini supports any... 1,768 Views / 11 Replies  
I would assume the mac mini supports any resolution between the minimum and the maximum listed on Apple's site. The quality of a full HD resoltion of 1920x1080 while playing a DVD can only be as...
Posted by Vash, on Jan 12, 2005 at 03:43 PM, in Mac Desktops
Originally, halo was a 3rd person shooter. But... 2,101 Views / 47 Replies  
Originally, halo was a 3rd person shooter. But Bungie decided it was too awkward and hard to aim like that so they made it into a 1st person shooter.
Posted by Vash, on Nov 25, 2004 at 07:23 PM, in Gaming
joslahpugh, I'm pretty sure that device does the... 559 Views / 2 Replies  
joslahpugh, I'm pretty sure that device does the opposite of what you want. It converts a DVI signal to component video in order to be displayed on a HDTV.
Posted by Vash, on Oct 26, 2004 at 10:08 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
One way I found to easily make any game play on... 1,075 Views / 3 Replies  
One way I found to easily make any game play on an external monitor from a laptop, is to go into System Prefs. Then Displays and click on the arrangement tab that comes up, drag the little white...
Posted by Vash, on Oct 22, 2004 at 03:09 PM, in Gaming
It is when id says they are doing the linux... 1,493 Views / 20 Replies  
It is when id says they are doing the linux stuff, pc demo, and finally the mac port last. One step closer.
Posted by Vash, on Oct 5, 2004 at 04:19 PM, in Gaming
X11 is a seperate application that is installed... 1,108 Views / 16 Replies  
X11 is a seperate application that is installed to your utilities folder, you can not use it in the standard terminal.
Posted by Vash, on Sep 28, 2004 at 05:48 PM, in macOS
Still no luck, sent you a PM 1,379 Views / 5 Replies  
Still no luck, sent you a PM
Posted by Vash, on Aug 29, 2004 at 07:32 PM, in Gaming
hmm, now the game will install and boot, but when... 1,379 Views / 5 Replies  
hmm, now the game will install and boot, but when trying to play a practice game it shows the loading screen for one second and just quits on me! I tryed a few Multiplayer servers as well, they all...
Posted by Vash, on Aug 29, 2004 at 03:16 PM, in Gaming
The installer just hangs on "Starting... 1,379 Views / 5 Replies  
The installer just hangs on "Starting Installation..." I left it there for a good 10 minutes and tried 3 or 4 times.
I noticed most installers made by people don't work unless its on your primary...
Posted by Vash, on Aug 28, 2004 at 11:21 AM, in Gaming
You realize a 9800 would be way out of a dual... 2,008 Views / 36 Replies  
You realize a 9800 would be way out of a dual 800's leauge right? The limiting factor in games for you would be your CPU. Even in a dual 2ghz g5 with a 9800 the CPU is still the limiting factor for...
Posted by Vash, on Aug 27, 2004 at 10:25 PM, in Gaming
He might be talking about the Warcraft 3 beta... 671 Views / 3 Replies  
He might be talking about the Warcraft 3 beta patch, I'm not sure if its for macs. Its the post on August 13 on the blizzard site. (http://www.blizzard.com/)
Posted by Vash, on Aug 26, 2004 at 11:20 AM, in Gaming
Poll: finally! good job! I had my PC buddy just give... 960 Views / 11 Replies  
finally! good job! I had my PC buddy just give me his Revolt mod folder and it didn't work at all :rolleyes:
Posted by Vash, on Aug 4, 2004 at 06:22 PM, in Gaming
I put an empty soda can on the front right edge... 658 Views / 2 Replies  
I put an empty soda can on the front right edge of the powerbook and my signal goes up 1 bar in the menubar reading. I just had to make sure the can was always touching the metal of the powerbook...
Posted by Vash, on Jul 20, 2004 at 07:27 PM, in Networking
Edit - Solved my own problem. To do what Xeo... 11,006 Views / 102 Replies  
Edit - Solved my own problem. To do what Xeo says just uncheck the distribute IP addresses box in Airport Admin Utility :P
Posted by Vash, on Jul 20, 2004 at 07:14 PM, in Networking
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/... 1,356 Views / 26 Replies  
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17893

Hope it works, but be careful of heat problems. The powerbook can overheat when its lid is closed and its running.
Posted by Vash, on Jun 22, 2004 at 12:39 PM, in macOS
The wifi speed is no problem at all with online... 598 Views / 3 Replies  
The wifi speed is no problem at all with online gamging, unless you plan to host a server. On my Airport network I get a ping of 0-5 in Quake 3. No lag whatsoever. I can have 4 computers playing...
Posted by Vash, on Jun 9, 2004 at 03:50 PM, in Gaming
No problems with UT2K4 here at all...no... 1,815 Views / 26 Replies  
No problems with UT2K4 here at all...no noticeable downgrade or upgrade in performance. Dual 2ghz G5 Radeon 9800Pro.
Posted by Vash, on May 31, 2004 at 12:44 AM, in Gaming
RedOrchestra 2 works perfectly fine. Just... 1,219 Views / 14 Replies  
RedOrchestra 2 works perfectly fine. Just download the zip version and install it like you would any other ut2k4 mod, dragging the folder/files where they belong. To launch the mod go to the System...
Posted by Vash, on May 29, 2004 at 09:02 PM, in Gaming
Yup, get the zip version and visit the... 1,219 Views / 14 Replies  
Yup, get the zip version and visit the RedOrchestra forums for information on how to install and play it on OS X. Fun mod, makes ut2k4 feel like bf1942
Posted by Vash, on May 25, 2004 at 10:27 PM, in Gaming
The Xbox version of Doom3 has far worse and... 1,069 Views / 18 Replies  
The Xbox version of Doom3 has far worse and uglier graphics than that of the PC version. There was a simple site that just showed one picture from XBox Doom3, and one from PC Doom3. The XBox looked...
Posted by Vash, on May 24, 2004 at 10:27 PM, in Gaming
To create skins all you need is a simple image... 653 Views / 5 Replies  
To create skins all you need is a simple image editing program. If by skins you mean models, then you can probably use this Strata 3D program your talking about to make them. Search google for...
Posted by Vash, on May 23, 2004 at 12:40 PM, in Gaming
Arkham, do you have the latest ATI drivers? I... 3,874 Views / 70 Replies  
Arkham, do you have the latest ATI drivers? I get >50fps at most times(just that American mission where you take out the anti-air flaks get ~30 @1600x1024). Try typing "/r_smp 1" in the console...
Posted by Vash, on May 22, 2004 at 03:49 PM, in Gaming
Multiplayer CoD modes are Search and Destroy, DM,... 25,758 Views / 86 Replies  
Multiplayer CoD modes are Search and Destroy, DM, TDM, and Headquaters. Search and Destroy is just a TDM match when everyone has one life, Headquarters is weird, and I can't really expalin since no...
Posted by Vash, on May 21, 2004 at 07:31 PM, in Gaming
Your saying its not fun to take a gun and... 931 Views / 16 Replies  
Your saying its not fun to take a gun and actually aim it at your enemies and pull the trigger!? Looks kick ass to me.
Posted by Vash, on May 20, 2004 at 06:39 PM, in Gaming
Agreed. I also got it today. I already beat the... 25,758 Views / 86 Replies  
Agreed. I also got it today. I already beat the entire American campaign and am in the middle of the British one :P. This game is just amazing, it truly makes it feel like you are there. In...
Posted by Vash, on May 19, 2004 at 07:19 PM, in Gaming
I don't think its a Radeon 9800 bug, as the game... 3,874 Views / 70 Replies  
I don't think its a Radeon 9800 bug, as the game runs beautifuly on mine. But on a Radeon 9000 Mobility I set everything to the lowest and 800x600 resolution and the game still lags :hmm:
Posted by Vash, on May 18, 2004 at 10:21 PM, in Gaming
This game must be more GPU than CPU demanding. ... 3,874 Views / 70 Replies  
This game must be more GPU than CPU demanding. As one of my computers is the exact same as yours except for a Geforce 4 Titanium. I turn the details to medium and play at 1280x1024 with that...
Posted by Vash, on May 17, 2004 at 05:17 PM, in Gaming
Half Life is not for Macintosh, CS is not for... 972 Views / 15 Replies  
Half Life is not for Macintosh, CS is not for Macintosh. Therefore it would be completly pointless to port Steam to Mac OS X.
Posted by Vash, on May 13, 2004 at 07:09 PM, in Gaming
idk, I just downloaded the mpeg videos instead. 813 Views / 6 Replies  
idk, I just downloaded the mpeg videos instead.
Posted by Vash, on May 6, 2004 at 03:48 PM, in Gaming
Radeon X800 813 Views / 6 Replies  
http://www.ati.com/products/radeonx800/index.html
Wow. The Real-Time Demos are just stunning. This graphics chip seems to be lightyears ahead of even the 9800 Pro. Maybe this will go in the next...
Posted by Vash, on May 6, 2004 at 03:25 PM, in Gaming
Press return to chat to all and backspace/delete... 3,874 Views / 70 Replies  
Press return to chat to all and backspace/delete to chat with allies.
Posted by Vash, on May 4, 2004 at 08:13 PM, in Gaming
Type "chmod 755 benchmark.sh" then type... 840 Views / 5 Replies  
Type "chmod 755 benchmark.sh" then type "./benchmark.sh"
Posted by Vash, on May 1, 2004 at 07:33 PM, in Gaming
Wes - when making your own server click the "show... 797 Views / 14 Replies  
Wes - when making your own server click the "show advanced options" checkbox under ServerRules iirc, and near the bottom is a check box for Voice Chat being enabled on the server.
Posted by Vash, on Apr 30, 2004 at 03:42 PM, in Gaming
You bought such a wonderful G5, and only 512mb of... 2,321 Views / 38 Replies  
You bought such a wonderful G5, and only 512mb of RAM. That's going to limit the G5s speed a lot. But, that wouldn't make it freeze up and beachball. idk how you bursted your iPods headphones, I...
Posted by Vash, on Apr 29, 2004 at 10:15 PM, in Mac Desktops
Sorry, nope. 685 Views / 2 Replies  
Sorry, nope.
Posted by Vash, on Apr 29, 2004 at 03:20 PM, in Gaming
Dual 2ghz G5 Proccesor Radeon 9800 Pro 4gb RAM ... 840 Views / 5 Replies  
Dual 2ghz G5 Proccesor Radeon 9800 Pro 4gb RAM
1600x1024 everything maxed out:
Min 42.7fps Avg 93.7fps Max 199.5fps
Sweet FPS :cool:
btw, you picked a rather un-detailed level with very small...
Posted by Vash, on Apr 27, 2004 at 03:18 PM, in Gaming
WOW. That is amazing! Long Long Long time... 539 Views / 2 Replies  
WOW. That is amazing! Long Long Long time before we see that in any game, but its just plain awesome looking. Better than most CG movies :thumbsup:
Posted by Vash, on Apr 21, 2004 at 01:37 PM, in Gaming
Frumpy, those FPS numbers can't be right. I have... 774 Views / 8 Replies  
Frumpy, those FPS numbers can't be right. I have played the game on ATI's Radeon 9800Pro, not even their best card (that would be the 9800xt) and at 1600x1200 the FPS was never below 30, or at least...
Posted by Vash, on Apr 16, 2004 at 02:59 PM, in Gaming
lol yup. Kind of a waste now that Pandora... 615 Views / 7 Replies  
lol yup. Kind of a waste now that Pandora Tomorrow is out, just like BF:Vietnam.
Posted by Vash, on Apr 14, 2004 at 07:35 PM, in Gaming
In both UT2k4 and UT2k3 setting the VRAM to 128... 1,357 Views / 12 Replies  
In both UT2k4 and UT2k3 setting the VRAM to 128 slows the game down extremely. Even though the Radeon 9800 Pro and Geforce 4 Ti both have it, the FPS is about 60% lower.
Posted by Vash, on Apr 8, 2004 at 05:06 PM, in Gaming
The demo is taking several hours...ouch. Using... 5,125 Views / 85 Replies  
The demo is taking several hours...ouch. Using the extremesim.com mirror I got in 18 minutes, 365kb/s rate the whole time.
Posted by Vash, on Apr 7, 2004 at 06:03 PM, in Gaming
The demo is awesome! Runs very well, unless there... 5,125 Views / 85 Replies  
The demo is awesome! Runs very well, unless there is a huge explosion of some sort, then the FPS takes a sharp dive, like in the giant explosion in the first Chinese mission. I had to manually up...
Posted by Vash, on Apr 7, 2004 at 03:53 PM, in Gaming
Finally! I can play Quake 3 with FSAA and AF on... 1,026 Views / 14 Replies  
Finally! I can play Quake 3 with FSAA and AF on my OEM 9800 Pro!
Posted by Vash, on Apr 4, 2004 at 06:56 PM, in Gaming
No, read the original post carefully. 1,026 Views / 14 Replies  
No, read the original post carefully.
Posted by Vash, on Apr 3, 2004 at 12:45 AM, in Gaming
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