If the games are formatted to be used on Windows 95/98, I doubt they will run on anything newer. And if they are formatted as PC games, they wouldn't work on a Mac, unless you had Windows loaded in Bootcamp. Use an External Optical Drive. Just because your Mac doesn’t have a built-in SuperDrive doesn’t mean you can’t add one. Both the Apple USB SuperDrive and MacBook Air SuperDrive are compatible with all Macs made after 2008, but there’s also a wide range of non-Apple CD and DVD drives out there that are typically much cheaper, and will work with most MacBooks (just make sure you check. Once your older Mac OS X CD or DVD is in your hand, set aside some time with Disk Utility and some blank CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, or, in the case of the Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
The PC and Apple Macintosh use different standards and file systems to store the information on their computer. Users attempting to read Macintosh CDs in their PC or vice versa encounter errors reading the CD unless it's a hybrid CD.
When attempting to read a Macintosh CD on a PC, you may encounter any of the below issues.
- Error message: A device connected to the system doesn't work correctly.
- Error message: Label is not for this file system.
- The CD opens but is empty.
- Other error related to the inability to read the CD.
How To Open Mac Computer
If you want to access the data, you need to install an emulator that tricks the computer into thinking it supports the alternative file system. Below are some different software programs that make this possible.
- MacDisk - Capable of reading all Apple Macintosh disks on a PC. The company offers other solutions as well, including a program that can create Macintosh CD-ROM images on your PC.
- TransMac - Enables PC users to read all Apple Macintosh disks on their computer.
Additional information
How To Open Mac Pro
- See our HFS and ISO 9660 definitions for further information and related links.