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Welcome to MacGameLAN

MacGameLan is a site dedicated to building low-cost multi-player gaming LANs with Macs.With the information provided on this site, you will be able to build your own multi-player gaming LAN for less than $500!

"Why use a Mac for a multi-player gaming LAN?" you ask. Here are just a few reasons:

  • There are dozens of great multiplayer games you can play on older Macs, like Civilization II, Diablo, Marathon, StarCraft and WarCraft. For a full listing of games, see our Games section
     
  • Many Macs have an all-in-one form fact, with a smaller footprint than PC's have. This is important if you want to have a lot of computers in a small space. For more information on these computers, see our Mac Multiplayer Systems section.
     
  • Older Macs are pretty cheap. You can buy a PowerMac 5400 for about $50 on eBay (pre-shipping), and that includes the monitor, CD-ROM, Hard Drive, Ethernet card (NIC), and most other things you would want in a computer. For information where to buy equipment, check out our Resources section.

MacGameLAN will show you how to set up your own low-cost multi-player gaming LAN, with information on which computers to buy, how to upgrade your computers, which games are available, how to set up your LAN, and where to find everything you need!

 





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