My coworkers and I have gotten addicated to Starcraft again. The question is how to run it since my only computers are Linux and Mac.<\/p>\n
Starcraft under [Wine](http:\/\/winehq.com) on Linux works pretty well. There are some issues with the display changing resolution that makes it hard to switch back to the desktop and resizes programs. There is a problem with some of the menus not clearing the screen which results in a jumble of text.<\/p>\n
Starcraft under [CrossOver Mac](http:\/\/www.codeweavers.com\/products\/cxmac\/) on the Mac works but not well. The CrossOver installer is nice; it makes managing installs easy. But Starcraft runs slowly. The mouse is jerky and unresponsive.<\/p>\n
Starcraft under [VMware Fusion](http:\/\/www.vmware.com\/beta\/fusion\/) running Windows 2000 on the Mac works pretty well. I used the free [VMware Converter](http:\/\/www.vmware.com\/products\/converter\/) to turn the Windows 2000 partition on my old desktop into a VMware virtual machine. One of the nice things about VMware Fusion is that I can run the same virtual machine on Linux and Mac.<\/p>\n
Another option for running it on Mac is to use the Mac version of Starcraft. The Mac version was originally made of Mac OS 9 and is PPC. Blizzard has a [Mac OS X installer](http:\/\/www.blizzard.com\/support\/?id=mwb0483p) that allows it to run on Mac OS X. Supposedly, Rosetta is fast enough with running the PPC binary under Intel. Unfortunately, I have the Windows CD of Starcraft. It is possible one of my coworkers has the Mac version and I can use my CD key with that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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