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    MTGO on OSX

    Has anyone gotten MTGO to work on a Mac? My next semester has promptly screwed me out of most terms of paper Magic tournaments so I figured I would give MTGO a try.

    I saw an app called WinOnX that allows you to use Windows applications on a Mac so I figured this would work, but after installing MTGO is crashes every time I attempt to open in.

    Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

    Thank you
    -cmordorf

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    Re: MTGO on OSX

    Quote Originally Posted by cmorndorf View Post
    Has anyone gotten MTGO to work on a Mac? My next semester has promptly screwed me out of most terms of paper Magic tournaments so I figured I would give MTGO a try.

    I saw an app called WinOnX that allows you to use Windows applications on a Mac so I figured this would work, but after installing MTGO is crashes every time I attempt to open in.

    Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

    Thank you
    -cmordorf
    You could install Windows through Boot Camp, enabling you to dual boot into Windows or OS X.

    Pros:
    Install is quick and easy
    MTGO works

    Cons:
    Need a copy of Windows
    Runs pretty slowly, though I haven't tried it with more RAM yet.
    For some reason, my computer always defaults to boot in Windows. Even though Mac is set as the default.

    Edit: I should mention, I am running Vista because that is what I had lying around. I'm sure XP or Windows 7 would run better.
    Last edited by GoblinSettler; 12-06-2011 at 01:42 AM. Reason: Additional note
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    Re: MTGO on OSX

    There's no way to cheat playing MTGO without having a full Windows OS install.

    That leaves two options:
    1) Dual boot
    2) Emulator/Virtual Machine

    I prefer the 2nd option since it allows you to stay in OSX. Both require you to have the full OS software available however, so pick your poison.
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    Re: MTGO on OSX

    Quote Originally Posted by rukcus View Post
    There's no way to cheat playing MTGO without having a full Windows OS install.
    That's definitely something I was trying to avoid :(
    I guess I'll see what I can do on trying to obtain a copy of Windows.
    Thanks guys!

    EDIT:
    Would I have to run some sort of virus protection in the Windows emulation?
    Last edited by cmorndorf; 12-06-2011 at 11:58 PM.

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