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Mac

21 Jul
New Release Mac
Rainbow Six at Macworld Expo

Originally says by MacSoft at Macworld Expo in January, Red Storm Entertainment's Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six for the Mac will have its first showing at Macworld Expo in New York.

17 Jul
New Release Linux Mac
Q3Test v1.06 released for Win32

id Software has has the latest July 1999 move: Q3Test v1.06 released for Win32. id Software has released Q3Test v1.06 is only currently available for Win32 at present.

15 Jul
New Release Linux Mac
Loki and Terra Soft bring Linux games to PowerPC

Terra Soft Solutions and Loki Entertainment Software announce a strategic alliance to bring best-selling PC games to Linux on PowerPC computers, in some cases before those same.

12 Jul
New Release Mac
GameRanger for Mac Launched

Scott Kevill has the latest July 1999 move: GameRanger for Mac Launched. Scott Kevill says the launch of GameRanger, the revolution in Macintosh online gaming.

08 Jul
New Release Mac
Half-Life Macintosh Web Site Launched

Sierra Studios, Valve, and Logicware says the launch of a new Web site dedicated to the upcoming Macintosh conversion of Valve's smash hit Half-Life, the thrilling computer.

07 Jul
New Release Mac
SKYDIVE! Shipped

SKYDIVE! Shipped. Gonzo Games, a division of Electronic Arts, says the release of SKYDIVE!. SKYDIVE! is the first PC/Macintosh game to simulate the popular extreme sport of skydiving.

06 Jul
New Release Mac
QUAKE II Mac Version Released

Non stop, tilt-fraggin' action is about to invade the Macintosh when id Software's QUAKE II hits approximately 15,000 retail stores in the U.S. and Canada.

02 Jul
New Release Mac
Age of Empires for Mac platform Shipped

Microsoft says MacSoft, an affiliate of GT Interactive Software Corp. and the Macintosh entertainment software publisher, is bringing Age of Empires to the Mac platform.

June 1999
21 Jun
New Release Mac
Adaptec’s USBconnect Announced

Adaptec has announced a USB-to-SCSI adapter, the USBConnect, that allows users to connect SCSI devices to a USB port.