With the advent of the Wwise Launcher, installing the Cube Demo sample will list it under the Samples tab where you can directly click Run Cube to launch the demo.

For Mac®, however, there are a couple of extra steps to follow beforehand.

Jul 31, 2000 Even with only 64MB of RAM, the Cube is the most stable Mac I’ve seen in years. I squeezed as much as I could into that 64MB and proceeded to do things that would have choked an older G4 tower.

  1. The Power Mac G4 Cube is a small form factor Macintosh personal computer from Apple Computer, Inc., sold between 2000 and 2001. Designed by Jonathan Ive, the Cube was Apple's attempt to miniaturize a powerful desktop computer into compact size less than 8 inches (20 cm) to a side.
  2. The VMM Cube runs Mac OS X 10.4.11 and serves as the central file server for Oakbog and the Mac Museum. Tiger is a good OS to use for a mixed-generation fileserver of this kind, its version of AppleShare can communicate with versions of the Mac OS from System 7.5.3 through to the latest Mac OS X Snow Leopard!
  3. The Macintosh (mainly Mac since 1998) is a family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc. Since January 1984. The original Macintosh is the first successful mass-market personal computer to have featured a graphical user interface, built-in screen, and mouse. Apple sold the Macintosh alongside its popular Apple II, Apple III, and Apple Lisa families of computers.
  4. The Power Mac G4 Cube has been on my wish list before I even had a wish list. Let’s see how the Cube fairs with OS X 10.4 Tiger. I hit up Software Update to.

The Cube Demo for Mac requires libSDL2 to be installed. Without this, attempts to run the demo from the Launcher will present an error message: 'The SDL2 library is not detected. The Cube Demo for Mac requires SDL2 to be installed according to the instructions at https://www.audiokinetic.com/library/<version>/?source=Cube&id=install_libSDL2_for_mac. Please restart the Wwise Launcher after the installation is complete.' Likewise, attempts to run the game from the Terminal will display this message: 'Library not loaded: @rpath / SDL2.framework / Versions /A / SDL2.'

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To install libSDL2 for Mac, do the following:

  1. Download the latest libSDL2 Mac OS X Runtime Binaries package: https://www.libsdl.org/download-2.0.php.

  2. Follow the instructions provided in the libSDL2 README file.

For different reasons, it may be that users prefer not to use the Launcher to run the Cube Demo. There are alternative methods to run the Cube Demo, with some differences depending on whether it is run on Mac or Windows.

Note

Before starting on Mac OS X, make sure the Wwise SDK for Mac is installed on the machine.

On Mac OS X

  1. Method 1: Run under Xcode.

    1. Check that Xcode is installed. If Xcode is not present in the Applications folder, download and install it from the Mac App Store.

    2. Make sure the unzipped Cube demo folder shares the same parent folder as the installed Wwise SDK Mac distribution. Space simulator hd - planet flight mac os. For example, if the Wwise SDK folder is ${HOME}/Wwise/wwise_${version_tag}/SDK, then the Cube demo root folder must be ${HOME}/Wwise/wwise_${version_tag}/CubeDemo.

    3. In Xcode, open the following Xcode project: /path/to/CubeDemo/cube_source/src/Mac/CubeMac.xcodeproj.

    4. Build and run the project.

  2. Method 2: Use the shell scripts.

    1. Make sure the unzipped Cube demo folder shares the same parent folder as the installed Wwise SDK Mac distribution. For example, if the Wwise SDK folder is ${HOME}/Wwise/wwise_${version_tag}/SDK, then the Cube demo root folder must be ${HOME}/Wwise/wwise_${version_tag}/CubeDemo.

    2. Locate the executable shell script for the desired configuration: /path/to/CubeDemo/Mac/<configuration>/bin/RunCubeDemo.sh.

    3. If the .sh files are configured to be opened by Terminal, double click them in Finder. Otherwise, open Terminal then type /path/to/RunCubeDemo.sh and press Enter.

  3. Method 3: Run the executable in Terminal.

    1. The current working directory must be where the executables are located! Use the cd (change directory) command from $HOME to ./path/to/CubeDemo/cube. In Method 2, this detail is taken care of by the shell script.

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Running Cube on Mac OS X Yosemite

To allow the Cube Demo to run on Mac OS X Yosemite, users need to manually register the installed SDL by following this procedure:

  1. Run the following command in Terminal:sudo find /path/to/SDL2.framework/Versions -name 'SDL2' -exec codesign -f -s - {} ;

    Replace the above path to SDL2 with your own setup. SDL2 is usually installed under either ~/Library/Frameworks or /Library/Frameworks. When prompted, input your administrator account password and hit Enter. Weird cubes (ld38) mac os.

  2. Restart Xcode and rebuild the Cube Demo.

For more information, please reference http://www.paradiso.cc/2015/04/18/using-sdlv2-with-osx-yosemite/.

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On Windows

  1. Method 1: Use the BAT scripts.

    1. Whether using the Wwise Launcher or the previous Wwise installer, the Wwise installation creates BAT files in the '<WwiseRoot>Cubecube' folder.

    2. Double click the BAT of the Cube Demo version you wish to run: debug, profiler, or release mode. Be happy mac os. Alternatively, open the Command Prompt and type the path to the BAT and press Enter.

  2. Method 2: Run the executable from the Command Prompt.

    1. Navigate to the executable, 'cube.exe', and run it. It can found under '<WwiseRoot>CubeWin32<mode>bin' where '<mode>' corresponds to the appropriate mode folder, namely Debug, Profile, or Release.

Vintage Mac Museum Workhorse – PowerMac G4 Cube

The PowerMac G4 is one of Apple’s most successful and longest-running series of machines. Spanning the transition from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X and providing good value for the money, G4-based systems are still in use more than 10 years after the architecture debuted. Yet not all models were smash hits on arrival. Rounding out the set of VMM Workhorses is one of the most iconic designs, and flops, in Macintosh history.

VMM Workhorse – PowerMac G4 Cube, Mac OS X 10.4.11

Steve Jobs loves cube shaped computers. He first designed one for NeXT, a big black box which was an aesthetic marvel but a commercial failure. His second attempt for Apple fared similarly, but has obtained collector status due to the beauty and novelty of the design.

The Cube is 8″ tall and passively cooled (like the G3 DV iMacs) for silent operation – fans are a longstanding peeve of Steve. However, limited expansion capability and a premium price led to slow sales as users felt bang for the buck was lacking. The Cube was discounted several times, then finally discontinued after a short run. Apple got the small headless Mac tradeoff right a few years later with the Mac mini, itself a third the size of the Cube with more power at a lower cost.

The VMM Cube runs Mac OS X 10.4.11 and serves as the central file server for Oakbog and the Mac Museum. Tiger is a good OS to use for a mixed-generation fileserver of this kind, its version of AppleShare can communicate with versions of the Mac OS from System 7.5.3 through to the latest Mac OS X Snow Leopard! You need to enable File Sharing on the Tiger-based system, then assign it a static IP address on your network. Newer Macs see the share via Bonjour, and older Macs can access things using AppleShare IP by entering the server’s address in the Chooser. Both read and write access is supported.

The Cube contains my repository of pre-OS X Classic Mac software, over 7GB worth of vintage word processors, graphics programs, database software and utilities. Some of this is installed on the other workhorse machines – the Mac Plus, Quadra 840av and PowerBook Wallstreet – with the remainder accessible when needed. The Cube also contains a shared folder within which I copy the elements for file transfer and conversion work – original files, intermediate stages, and final versions.

With this set of machines I can read and copy files from nearly any Mac generation and common storage format – floppy disk, hard drive, Zip and Jaz, MO cartridges, etc. Really old files from the Mac Plus get relayed to the Quadra via LocalTalk, then from there to the Cube via Ethernet. The Wallstreet handles most of the file conversions, and once work is completed files can be copied to my Mac Pro to burn to CD or left on the Cube for direct access via FTP.

This last capability of the Lucite Wonder is handled by Rumpus FTP server software, which provides both FTP and HTTP (web based) access to files for upload and download. I have a static IP address on the internet and a domain name registered for the server. This lets me get from the Mac Plus to the Internet in only two hops – not bad at all!

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  1. Hi Adam,

    Great to hear your cube is still a workhorse!

    I’ve had mine in a box too long, about to get it out and consider what future it might have as a home server. The core2duo MacBook Pro video card is dying, prompted me to get the iMac g5 iSight back out for regular use, and one thing leads to another. The cube is stock 450 with a third party GeForce 2mx swapped in, and I added a fan back in the day that it was still seeing regular action. I’ve been thru one drive already

    Back to my point: how durable have you found yours, any hard drive/heat issues etc?

  2. Adam, we are downsizing and don’t have room for many ‘toys’ in the new place. I have a mint condition 2002 Mac G4 Cube (I still use sometimes) that I’d like to sell rather than cart off to the dump. It has been upgraded as far as possible with ram and operating system. Any tips on finding a buyer would be appreciated. It’s all there save for the original box. Thanks. Dwane Powell, Raleigh, NC

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