Classic 'Doom' now playable on Apple Network Server
The classic first-person-shooter game "Doom" has been ported to an unexpected Apple product, with the three decade old Apple Network Server the latest hardware to be added to the compatibility list.Doom on an Apple Network Server - Image credit: Old VCR/Cameron KaiserThe Apple Network Server is a piece of hardware that, until May 2025, was not able to run ID Software's Doom. Thanks to an enterprising blogger, the game can be played on it.Sold from 1996 until 1997, Apple Network Server was separate from the Macintosh lineup, as machines designed instead to run IBM's AIX operating system, not Apple's operating systems. Sold for over $10,000 at the time, they were the last non-Macintosh desktop computers that Apple made. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
The classic first-person-shooter game "Doom" has been ported to an unexpected Apple product, with the three decade old Apple Network Server the latest hardware to be added to the compatibility list.
Doom on an Apple Network Server - Image credit: Old VCR/Cameron Kaiser
The Apple Network Server is a piece of hardware that, until May 2025, was not able to run ID Software's Doom. Thanks to an enterprising blogger, the game can be played on it.
Sold from 1996 until 1997, Apple Network Server was separate from the Macintosh lineup, as machines designed instead to run IBM's AIX operating system, not Apple's operating systems. Sold for over $10,000 at the time, they were the last non-Macintosh desktop computers that Apple made.
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Doom on an Apple Network Server - Image credit: Old VCR/Cameron Kaiser
The Apple Network Server is a piece of hardware that, until May 2025, was not able to run ID Software's Doom. Thanks to an enterprising blogger, the game can be played on it.
Sold from 1996 until 1997, Apple Network Server was separate from the Macintosh lineup, as machines designed instead to run IBM's AIX operating system, not Apple's operating systems. Sold for over $10,000 at the time, they were the last non-Macintosh desktop computers that Apple made.
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