Re: Only 16 colors on a Power MAc?!

[sheldon@atlcom.net (Sheldon Simms)]

In article <34257AF0.68CB@erols.com>, lozinski@erols.com wrote:

> Please help me!
> 
> I purchased a copy of "Sim City Classic" the other day, but it won't run
> on any of my Power Macs because it says I need to set my Mac into 16
> color mode. What is Maxis thinking?! None of my Power Macs have the
> option for 16 colors...only 256 or thousands! Is there a patch to allow
> Sim City to run (like it's supposed to) on Power Macs? Please help!

First, this newsgroup is for Apple II computers, not Macs. You'll get more
help posting to an appropriate comp.sys.mac.* newsgroup.

Second, Sim City Classic is kind of old. You know, like, it came out a long
time before PowerMacs. In fact, it came out so long ago that 16 colors was
often used in games because a) it was faster and b) a lot of Macs didn't
have 256 color cards. As far as I know there is no way to run this game on
your PowerMac.

I don't think you can blame Maxis for not knowing that a Mac 10 years down
the line wouldn't have 16 color mode. I suggest you get Sim City 2000
(yes, I know you'll have to pay another $10) and play that.

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