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Other titles ran, but were so old that their usability was null (Tribes, Starsiege) because their infrastructure did no longer exists - not a fault of CO, though.As a general rule of thumb, compatibility increases when the software is younger and starts using Windows-based standard libraries. Many other games, though, didn't run at all (Mechcommander 2 (a Microsoft Title), Ground Control, Red Alert, Independence War), others worked but were unplayable because they did not read input devices correctly (Freespace, Freesapce 2).
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But all animations, sounds, and interface worked flawless, at full speed.
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GLide), results are mixed.I was able, for example, to install Homeworld off the original CD, and could play it - but only in software rendering, and at 640x480x16. If you have legacy software that taxed the system at the time (usually games), used DRM, or non-standard graphics (e.g. CodeWeaver's site has a compatibility DB where you can check on-line if an application will run be advised though that this DB isn't always current, and new versions of CrossOver can break compatibility with older software. That being said, the customization features of WINE are limited, which is both a boon and a problem if your software requires a particular feature.How well does it work? Well, if you have legacy software that is standard, straight code and you need to access that software or data, it works really, really well. That's where the service/support subscription comes in, and I've submitted a number of tickets to have them answered within 24 hours. If you don't know your way around Windows and the Windows software does not run from the get go (a rarity with old titles), you are pretty much screwed. Private users may not require continued support yet being able to have the most recent version of CO can be worth the admission fee.Using CrossOver *can* be frustrating, because it assumes you know your way around in the particular brand of Windows your application requires - a presupposition that can prevent you from getting the results you need. For a business these terms are quite acceptable. After that you may continue to use CO, but you can't update, and you are no longer entitled to support unless you purchase a license extension. Plus, CO has compatibility modules (they call them 'Bottles') for Windows 98, 2000, XP, Vista, and 7.An important, though perhaps under documented, point is that you don't really buy CO - you purchase the right to run the currently recent version, plus all updates for the next 12 Months. That means that you can run Windows software without needing a copy of Windows. I should also mention that CodeWeavers is funding the development of WINE, so paying for CO benefits the whole community.So, what does CO do? Basically, it allows you to run Windows software on your Mac in OSX *without* running a full windows emulator like VirtualBox, Parallels or VMWare. But paying for CrossOver does have significant advantages: 1) support 2) a much better software package.
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CrossOver is the for-profit version of WINE (a windows compatibility layer) for Mac and Linux.
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