• What about the new Game of the Year maps? Can I use them?
  
  Yes, you can use those maps. You can even download them from the PC sites, but you will have to use an extraction utility to pull files out of the PC exe file. One such utility is UnZipper. [I searched VT and could find no hits on Unzipper for PC or Mac. A quick google search also didn't find any current download for it..-Mike (Update - see later news item above for Unzipper download link and info - but Stuffit Expander also works fine - not sure why Aspyr didn't mention the Stuffit Expander, since it's included with most every Mac made for years.)]
  We are looking at repackaging these map files to a more Macintosh-friendly format and finding a host for them. Watch this space or the downloads tab of the game's page for more information.
  
  
• How about the new 1.33 update, I see servers with that version, but I can't join them, saying something about "invalid .pk3 files". ...
  
  We are investigating this now, but it does seem as though the Macintosh client cannot join those servers. "

The GOTY map pack update noted it required the v1.33 update on the PC. Links to the appx 50MB PC GOTY Map pack (.exe file) update mirror sites are listed at Activision's Wolfenstein downloads page.

In other gaming news - Max Payne for Mac has recently gone gold and is expected to ship to stores on July 16th.

" Mike,
Thought you might want to post this. I am looking for a GeForce3 AGP card w/ADC connector due to GeForce4Ti price/problems and was sad to miss the $199 price in late March at OWC (that only lasted 2 hours anyway before all sold out [posted here in the news back then-Mike]). I checked the OWC website earlier today [yesterday-Mike] and the card was not listed. I was browsing again tonight and OWC is now taking orders at $239 for this card. For about $8.50 for S&H, this is a good value. Too bad they can't honor the $199 price for faithful XLR8YOURMAC readers!
Martin"

Update - as of Friday (6/14/2002) these cards were in stock and shipping, but may sell out at any time (like any link/price in the archives news page - it may not be valid over time).
I don't know where they found any stock of these OEM GF3 cards, which are rare to find in any quantity now. The last post here on them at $199 sold out within hours of posting the link. Perhaps they paid more for these than the last batch resulting in the higher price, I don't know.

IDE CDRW Drive Reports:
• LG GCE-08240B 24x10x40x in B&W G3 (OS 9.1)
  (didn't test itunes/dburner support)
• Samsung SW-232 32x10x40x in B&W G3 (OS X)
  (no itunes support, using 10.1.3)
  (FYI illustrated CD drive install guide here covers 8600/9600/Beige G3/B&W G3/G4s thru Digital audio)
  
  Firewire CDRW Drive Reports:
• Pacific Digital (Cyberdrive) CW058D 32x in B&W G3 (OS X)
  (listed under other brands - no itunes support)
  
  IDE Hard Drive Reports:
• Western Digital WD1000JB (8MB cache) 100GB in G4/AGP 2001 (OS 9.2)
  (FYI: Illustrated guide to adding a 2nd HD here)

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For guides to installing CD/CDRW/DVD drives or Hard drives in many mac models, see the IDE Articles page. The Firewire articles page also has guides on case kits, installing drives, etc.
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database. [If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.]

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• Sonnet G3/333 in PowerBook 1400 (rated 8)

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