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Posted: Feb. 22 2004, 22:43

will there be one? is there one? i thought mike was a mac fan

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Posted: Feb. 23 2004, 07:26

Mike uses Macs in the studio, but uses a Windows PC for other things like internet browsing and of course, playing Music VR. I think it was probably a popularity-based decision to write the game for Windows - being the most widespread platform, the game is likely to sell more copies if written for Windows. Unfortunately I don't think it's taken off quite enough to make a port to another system look like a viable proposition to them - the time would be better spent on improving the Windows version.

However, Colin (its programmer) has said that a port would be theoretically fairly straightforward, as it doesn't contain much in the way of Windows-specific code.

Perhaps if an enthusiastic Mac programmer were to approach him and offer to help...
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Posted: Feb. 23 2004, 10:26

ok. i guess for now i'll hav to make do with the ...Distant Earth CD Rom thing that crashes my computer hald way through :(

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