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Simba for Max OS X

webkinzdogs5

2015-03-30 14:51:44

Hey y'all! I have both a windows pc and a MacBook Air. Of course I do not have access to my PC all the time and in my spare time I would like to program using Simba on my Mac. Is there any plans for Simba to be released on Mac or is there anyone I can practice writing the language on Mac?
Thanks

Your boy webkinzdogs5

Clarity

2015-03-30 15:18:06

While Simba does not exist specifically for Mac, you can cheat a bit by using Wine, Crossfire, or a Virtual Machine.
Here are some forum guides.

VM: https://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107580
Wine: https://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69693

I personally recommend using Bootcamp if you can so you can use your computer in native Windows no matter what!

chubeam

2015-04-03 01:00:25

You can also use Parallels to run Windows on Mac OS. I personally use it and runs pretty good, though I wouldn't suggest running multiple bots on it.

Ampd Up

2015-04-20 12:49:19

From: Clarity
While Simba does not exist specifically for Mac, you can cheat a bit by using Wine, Crossfire, or a Virtual Machine.
Here are some forum guides.

VM: https://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107580
Wine: https://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69693

I personally recommend using Bootcamp if you can so you can use your computer in native Windows no matter what!


+1 for bootcamp! Being able to utilize your whole computer's resources is nice. And with the Mac's boot times, switching between OS doesn't take terribly long.

grats

2015-04-20 14:39:50

From: Clarity
While Simba does not exist specifically for Mac, you can cheat a bit by using Wine, Crossfire, or a Virtual Machine.
Here are some forum guides.

VM: https://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107580
Wine: https://villavu.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69693

I personally recommend using Bootcamp if you can so you can use your computer in native Windows no matter what!


use wine over virtualbox. no graphics acceleration by API.. ogl etc don't or barely work these days.
I have a giant linux/vbox tutorial somewhere from years ago, they got worse (imo) since oracle got them, it doesn't even work on half of windows machines (lol)

vmware is ok.. desktop fusion/parallels or w/e it's called on mac is the best if not using wine..