Installing SCORE with Wineskins

Under construction. Do not follow since Wineskins is having problems running. Use MacOS installation of SCORE

Windows

Install [DosBox https://www.dosbox.com] which is an MS-DOS emulator for windows (needed for Windows version above Windows 2017).

Unzip the SCORE file on the base directory of the C: drive.

Run DosBox and connect the C: drive (command to be added here).

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MacOS

SCORE is a 16-bit program and requires running in an emulator that can handle this. Wineskins is a good method for doing this, in a similar manner to SharpEye. If you have already installed Wineskins for running SharpEye, then you do not need to install again.

Install Wineskins

On MacOS, first install Wineskins according to the instructions in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkQj0lZFz6I

As explained in the video, the Wineskin software is on Github: https://github.com/Gcenx/WineskinServer

Note that the Github software installation recommends using Homebrew for installation. This is a linux-like package manager for MacOS that I would recommend (provided you do not already have a similar system installed such as MacPorts).

• Install Homebrew from https://brew.sh
• Run the command `brew install --cask --no-quarantine gcenx/wine/wineskin`
• This will install the app in `/Applications/Wineskin Winery.app`, open it up.
• The following window will appear:

Initial Wineskin Winery window.

• Click on the "Update" button to install a Wrapper, the following window appears (most recent version is Wineskin-2.9.1.9):

Update wrapper.

• After installing the updated wrapper, the original window will look like this:

Initial Wineskin Winery window with update.

• Then click on the "+" button to add a new Engine. This window will appear:

Add engine window.

• Choose the most recent 64-bit version, which is probably the default. In this case "WS11WineCX64Bit23.7.1_D3DMetal" from the top of the list. Then click on the "Download and Install" button to install the engine.

• You are then returned to the original window, but there will now be an engine installed:

Engine installed.

Setting up a new Wineskin wrapper for SCORE

• If skipping installation of Wineskin, open the app "/Applications/Wineskin Winery.app":

Wineskin Winery App icon.

You should see this window when the app opens:

Wineskin Winery App after opening.

• Now click on the "Create New Blank Wrapper" button near the bottom of the initial window.

Installing Wrapper.

• And give the name to the App: SCORE. Press "OK" and wait a while (about a minute) for the installation to finish. Click only once on the "OK" button (it will take a while).

• SCORE.app will be installed in "~/Applications/Wineskin/SCORE.app" ("~/" means your home directory).

• There will be a window that appears after creating the wrapper:

View Wrapper in Folder.

• Click "View Wrapper in Folder" button to view the newly created app file:

File browser with SCORE app.

• Right-click on the App and select "Show package contents" to view the files in the app:

Show package contents.

• Then open the Drive C folder:

Open Drive C.

• Then place the unziped SCOR4 directory inside the C drive of the Wineskin app.

Copied SCORE directory in C drive of SCORE Wineskin app.

Initial running of the SCORE.app

• Open ~/Applications/Wineskin/SCORE.app. You should see this window:

Opening SCORE.app the first time.

• Click on Advanced to select the startup script:

Advanced settings for SCORE.app.

In this case the startup script is "C:\scor4\scor4.bat". (You can type that in directly or use the "Browse" button to find it in the Wineskin app C: drive.)

• Close the Advanced options and restart SCORE.app.

• You will probably see this permissions option, which you should accept by clicking on "OK":

First-time permissions.