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So you have a Mac and you want to play Ultima Online? Not a problem!

Playing Ultima Online, using a Mac (Macintosh) - Intel and PowerPC

This article is only going to cover running Ultima Online on an Intel-based Mac from Apple. It's not going to cover the older pre-2006 PowerPC Macs, as the hardware/system architecture is quite a bit different, and it's not very playable. If you are on a PowerPC Mac, you are better off spending a small amount of money on a dual-core "netbook". Most of the software covered below are either not available for Intel Macs, or will not handle running a game like UO under a PowerPC system.

Hardware Requirements for UO on a Mac

For the most part, the requirements are the same as on a Windows/PC, but take into account the two main ways of running UO under Mac OS X (listed below). It is recommended you have 4GB of Memory, 2GB at the very least. It is also recommended that you are running on at least a dual-core Mac. There are no more single-core Macs being made, and later versions of the some of the software listed below do not support the single-core Macs anyways.

Methods for Running UO on a Mac

There are three main methods for running Ultima Online under Mac OS X:

• Using Apple's Boot Camp
• Using some form of virtualization (Parallels Desktop, VMWare Fusion, or VirtualBox)
• Using a "compatibility layer" such as WINE or CrossOver

Apple's Boot Camp and Ultima Online

Pros:

• Best performance you'll get - it's the same as running it on a Windows/PC from Dell, HP, Acer, etc.
• Requires the purchase of a Windows license

Cons:

• You have to reboot into Windows, and cannot use Mac OS X at the same time

Other Information About Running UO on a Mac

UO Forums: UO Mac Install Script Testers Needed using a Wine front-end, PlayOnMac