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[nikolette]

Okay, I recently asked this on another forum and got some smart-alec answer. Hopefully someone here can help. I recently downloaded DOSBox (v.72, Mac compatible) and an .exe file of Commander Keen. It is a LEGAL, shareware copy (I didn't state that in my post on the last forum and they got in my face about it). I'm trying to figure out how I can run it directly from my hard drive through DOSBox. When I open DOSBox it tells me I need to mount the drive that the file is in (I'm not running it from my CD drive), but I'm not exactly sure how to do that. Any ideas/answers?

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[Mandrake]

I don't regularly use a Mac, but I do use DOSBox frequently.

To mount a directory in DOSBox one uses the following syntax:

mount X: [directory path]

Where X is the letter of the drive you'll want to mount. In most cases this will be C:. The only time you need to worry about other drive letters is when dealing with mounting CDs or DVDs (which are another matter entirely).

[directory path] refers to where the the game is stored on your local hard disk.

In Windows, a typical mount command might be:

mount C: c:\oldgames\doom

On OS X (I think I have the syntax correct) you'd be using:

mount C: ~/oldgames/doom

Of course, this depends on where you've stored the game. If the directory path has spaces in it, I believe you need to wrap the whole thing in "s. i.e.

mount C: "~/old games/doom"

Also keep in mind that OS X (unlike Windows) is case sensitive. The path needs to be identical in this respect or it won't work.

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[Pu7o]

Actually no, OS X isn't case-sensitive, not by default anyway.

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[Mandrake]

[nikolette]

Thanks so much, that helps a ton! Just to double check, on the Mac OS X, C: is what refers to my hard drive?

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[Antony]