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xp84 34 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Windows GOG DOS Games on M-Series Macs

If I'm reading the article right, they are saying that macOS is giving the scare warning on it - this implies that DOSBox is an x86_64 binary and not ARM native.

If true, that implies development is on life support at best, since any actively-developed project targeting Mac OS would likely have shipped an ARM version within 6 years of the ARM transition.

So anyone who wants to ever run Mac OS 27 or buy a Mac after next year will probably have to find an alternative (or port DOSBox mainline to ARM themselves!)

sunnybeetroot 34 days ago | [–]

Many apps are showing this warning, likely because they include a slice of the deprecated architecture even though they do have Apple silicon.

themadturk 34 days ago | [–]

I believe Dosbox-X had native Apple Silicon support…at least it has an Apple Silicon installer.

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