GameSprockets is a set of software applications that support several gaming features on your Macintosh. The GameSprockets software includes the following components:
Ñ DrawSprocket 1.7.3: Provides support for viewing game images, including setting screen resolution and color depth, choosing a monitor (on computers with multiple monitors), and accelerating screen updates.
Ñ InputSprocket 1.7.3: Provides support for a wide variety of input devices, including joysticks, gamepads, mice, and keyboards (for a complete list, see ╥Supported Devices,╙ below).
Ñ NetSprocket 1.7.1: Lets you play games with other players over an AppleTalk or TCP/IP network.
Ñ SoundSprocket 1.7.1: Lets you hear 3D sound effects in some applications with only two speakers connected to your computer.
System Requirements
To use GameSprockets, you must have a Macintosh computer with Mac OS 8.1 or later installed.
Installation Instructions
To install GameSprockets, follow these steps:
1. Double-click the GameSprockets Installer.
2. Click Install.
3. Restart your computer when the installation is complete.
Supported Devices
The InputSprocket driver provides support for the following input devices (USB devices require a Macintosh with USB ports; ADB devices require a Macintosh with ADB ports):
Ñ All keyboards
Ñ All compatible USB mice (HID compliant)
Ñ All compatible ADB mice (╥type 4╙ compliant)
Ñ All compatible USB gaming devices (HID compliant)
Ñ Apple Computer: English Speech Recognition (requires the Speech Recognition Extension,
version 1.5.4 or later, available at http://speech.apple.com)
Ñ Some games have ╥utility╙ functions that can be accessed only by using keyboard commands. When you are using one of these games, you can change these function settings by pressing the Option key and clicking the button for the input device you╒re using.
Ñ When you are hosting a game using NetSprocket, you must provide a name for the game in the host dialog box. This name is advertised over the network so other NetSprocket games can find it. The following characters have special meaning and should not be used in game names:
* - asterisk
┼ - Option-X
/ - forward slash
@ - at sign
: - colon
Updates
You can find the latest release of GameSprockets in the GameSprockets package on the Apple Software Updates Web site at http://asu.info.apple.com/.
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