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<blockquote data-quote="michaelandrews" data-source="post: 1137896" data-attributes="member: 178358"><p>For what it's worth, I spent a few hours tonight messing around and got SimTower playing on OSX.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://imgur.com/xyAdb.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I used VirtualBox running Windows 98 SE. Took a little doin', but I got audio as well as video running (as you can see). This configuration should also work for other Win98 (or earlier) games that either can't be run in XP/Vista/7. As an added bonus, since Windows 98 was a GUI that ran on top of MS-DOS you actually do have the option to reboot the system in DOS mode for running any DOS games you might have.</p><p></p><p>If anyone else wants to try this, here are some pointers:</p><p></p><p>- In addition to Windows 98 (either a CD or image, I happened to have a legitimate CD from 1999 with it's keycode) you need a boot disk image. Download from this site: <a href="http://www.bootdisks.us/windows-98/13/windows-98-bootable-cd-images.html" target="_blank">Windows 98 Bootable CD Images | Boot Disks</a> </p><p></p><p>- Make sure the base system memory size in VirtualBox is set to 32MB. Anything higher might make Windows flake out during installation. At least, that was my experience.</p><p></p><p>- Make sure the system hard drive size is not over 2.00GB for the same reasons as above.</p><p></p><p>- Video was tough because Oracle doesn't support Windows98 for the most part. I had to install this video driver here: <a href="http://navozhdeniye.narod.ru/vbemp.htm" target="_blank">VBEMP x86 Project - Universal VESA/VBE Video Display Driver</a> Otherwise, it only supports 640x480 and 16 colors.</p><p></p><p>- Audio wasn't quite so bad, you just have to make sure VirtualBox is running the SoundBlaster-16/AWE-32 emulation instead of ICH AC97 (which is the default). I made this switch after Windows was installed and had to use the "Find New Hardware" Wizard. Ironically, in all my years of using Windows that **** thing never worked, but this time it miraculously did exactly what it was supposed to. I feel as though my life is now complete.</p><p></p><p>- One other note is that you have to make sure you turn OFF the VT-x/AMD-V on VirtualBox as well.</p><p></p><p>Hope someone finds this useful! This thread is the #1 hit on google for "OSX simtower" so I think it was worth reviving the thread and posting a solution, even if it is a few years later. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="michaelandrews, post: 1137896, member: 178358"] For what it's worth, I spent a few hours tonight messing around and got SimTower playing on OSX. [IMG]http://imgur.com/xyAdb.png[/IMG] I used VirtualBox running Windows 98 SE. Took a little doin', but I got audio as well as video running (as you can see). This configuration should also work for other Win98 (or earlier) games that either can't be run in XP/Vista/7. As an added bonus, since Windows 98 was a GUI that ran on top of MS-DOS you actually do have the option to reboot the system in DOS mode for running any DOS games you might have. If anyone else wants to try this, here are some pointers: - In addition to Windows 98 (either a CD or image, I happened to have a legitimate CD from 1999 with it's keycode) you need a boot disk image. Download from this site: [url=http://www.bootdisks.us/windows-98/13/windows-98-bootable-cd-images.html]Windows 98 Bootable CD Images | Boot Disks[/url] - Make sure the base system memory size in VirtualBox is set to 32MB. Anything higher might make Windows flake out during installation. At least, that was my experience. - Make sure the system hard drive size is not over 2.00GB for the same reasons as above. - Video was tough because Oracle doesn't support Windows98 for the most part. I had to install this video driver here: [url=http://navozhdeniye.narod.ru/vbemp.htm]VBEMP x86 Project - Universal VESA/VBE Video Display Driver[/url] Otherwise, it only supports 640x480 and 16 colors. - Audio wasn't quite so bad, you just have to make sure VirtualBox is running the SoundBlaster-16/AWE-32 emulation instead of ICH AC97 (which is the default). I made this switch after Windows was installed and had to use the "Find New Hardware" Wizard. Ironically, in all my years of using Windows that **** thing never worked, but this time it miraculously did exactly what it was supposed to. I feel as though my life is now complete. - One other note is that you have to make sure you turn OFF the VT-x/AMD-V on VirtualBox as well. Hope someone finds this useful! This thread is the #1 hit on google for "OSX simtower" so I think it was worth reviving the thread and posting a solution, even if it is a few years later. :P [/QUOTE]
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