The Sims Manual

THE SIMS~: AWORLD UNTO ITs OWN TUTORIAL: THE NEWBIES STRETCH THEIR LEGS WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD! 8 GEmNG ACQUAINTED 8 THE (ONTROL PANEL (IGNORE THE PERSON BEHIND THE SCRUN) 13 fOR THE MACIHTOSH@ THE MODES 13 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS CHARACTER SUBPANELS 24 The Sims Mac plays on any iMac, Powerbook G3, or PowerMac G3/G4. MacOS 8.6, 9, 10.1 or later. fAMILIES, fROM START TO fiNISH 29 • G3 processor at 233 MHz or faster (450 MHz recommended) BIRTH OF A HOUSEHOLD 29 128 MB of built in Memory (192 MB recommended for Mac OSX) 2 MB VRAM (6 MB recommended) LIVE MODE: THE SOUL Of ASIM Hard drive, with 350 MB of additional free space MOTIVES, NEEDS AND PERSONALITIES 37 • Quicktime 4.1.2 AUTONOMY 42 SKILLS 43 INSTALLATION DAILY LIFE-IT'S A LIVING, AIN'T IT? 44 Insert the The Sims CD into your CD-ROM drive. Doub le-click the icon on your desktop and ENGAGING ASIM IN ACTIVITY (IT'S OBJECTIVE, MY DEAR WATSON) 46 double-click the "The Sims Installer". Read the Installation Notes. CHARACTER CONVERSATIONS 50 The installer wi ll automatically install Net Sprocket and will launch …