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** E-mail: [mailto:wowmacteam123@blizzard.com wowmacteam123@blizzard.com] for bug reports or emailing crash logs |
** E-mail: [mailto:wowmacteam123@blizzard.com wowmacteam123@blizzard.com] for bug reports or emailing crash logs |
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| + | == Performance Tips == |
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| + | * The more RAM you have, the better. |
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| + | * <b>PowerPC Only:</b> [http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=28306467&sid=1 PowerPC OpenGL tweak] |
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== World of Warcraft on Intel Macs == |
== World of Warcraft on Intel Macs == |
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* [http://www.apple.com/macbook/ Macbook] – Consumer laptop |
* [http://www.apple.com/macbook/ Macbook] – Consumer laptop |
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| + | == Voice Communication on Macs == |
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| + | Both [[Ventrilo]] and [[TeamSpeex]], a 3rd party [[Teamspeak]] client, are available for Mac OS X so that players can communicate verbally with members of their raid or guild. |
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| + | * [http://www.ventrilo.com/mac.php Ventrilo Mac Status], [http://www.ventrilo.com/download.php Ventrilo Download Page] |
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| + | * [http://www.savvy.nl/blog/ TeamSpeex for Mac], [http://www.savvy.nl/blog/download/ TeamSpeex Download] |
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[[Category:Glossary]] |
[[Category:Glossary]] |
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Revision as of 21:49, 3 January 2007
Mac is an abbreviation of Macintosh, a brand of computers manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc.
Mac OS is short for "Macintosh Operating System", and Mac OS X is their 10th OS (hence the X - roman numeral)
Current OS release: 10.4 "Tiger" (World of Warcraft requires at least 10.3 "Panther" – the latest version is recommended however!)
User Interface Addons
Users are sometimes unsure if Macs are able to make use of User Interface Addons. In fact, all addons written with WoW's built-in Lua scripting will work. Simply place an addon in your World of Warcraft/Interface/AddOns/ folder and restart WoW.
Technical Support
Blizzard offers a support forum for Macintosh-specific problems playing WoW. The Mac team has proved highly responsive to known issues.
- Official Blizzard Mac Technical Support forum
- E-mail: wowmacteam123@blizzard.com for bug reports or emailing crash logs
Performance Tips
- The more RAM you have, the better.
- PowerPC Only: PowerPC OpenGL tweak
World of Warcraft on Intel Macs
On January 2006, Apple Computer announced the first of the Intel-based macs (Macbook Pro and iMac) which can still run older PowerPC programs in emulation mode with Rosetta. Intel-ready programs are usually available as Universal Binaries, programs that can run on PPC and Intel.
As of Patch 1.9.3.5059, WoW for Mac OS X supports Intel Macintosh. Performance is generally considered very good.
Intel-based Macs:
- Mac Pro – Professional tower
- iMac – Consumer all-in-one (built-in screen) desktop
- Macbook Pro – Professional laptop
- Macbook – Consumer laptop
Voice Communication on Macs
Both Ventrilo and TeamSpeex, a 3rd party Teamspeak client, are available for Mac OS X so that players can communicate verbally with members of their raid or guild.