Will a PC CD-Rom version work on my Mac?

[mcMüller]

I've got a Mac running OS 10.4

Before I buy a copy of Ultima VII, I need to know whether a PC CD-rom version is okay.

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[SB-X]

What, you don't own a MAC OSX version of Ultima VII?! ...

Any of the PC versions with Forge of Virtue add-on should be OK. Exult just uses the data files from the games.

[mcMüller]

Thanks for the info.
I had a PC floppy disk copy back in '92...
Was a Mac version of U7 ever released?

[SB-X]

I don't think so. That's what Exult is for.

(Someone who actually has a Mac can answer definatively.)

[Anonymous]

All Ultimas from Ultima VII onwards were only ever released for the PC.

You can run the PC versions of many Ultimas, including Ultima VII, on the Mac using DOSBox... or of course you can use Exult with the PC Ultima VII data files. The CD-Rom versions are usually the best for this, since they usually include both U7 and SI, as well as the Forge of Virtue and Silver Seed expansions.

[Colourless]

The CD Rom filesystem is pretty much universal across all operating systems. Each OS adds its own extensions, and if exact format isn't supported the disk can usually be read using a compatibility fallback.

U7 disks were meant for DOS so they will probably just be standard ISO 9660 that everything supports.

[Dominus]

Colourless , did you just reply to a 9 years old thread?

[Colourless]

O_o

Had no idea. Came up as 'New' and I didn't look at the dates.

[Dominus]

There was a spam post that I deleted, probably just when you replied...