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Binaries for Macintosh

Step 1: download

nethack-341.sit (about 1.0M)
(MD5-sum: c7cad0005c22ea5bfc5f182d9a028e09)

NetHack 3.4.1 for PPC Macintosh running MacOS 7.0 to 9.x.

Sorry, these binaries will not run on 68K-based Macs.

The MacOS Classic (7.0-9.x) binary ought to work under the Classic environment of MacOS X; however, we have not tested this arrangement ourselves. Also note that the Classic binary does not support tiles, but the OSX/Qt version does. (The OSX/Qt binary will be available in a few weeks.)

Click on the appropriate link below to download from the site closest to you.
Depending on your browser (and the link you select), you may need to right-click so that the file is saved to disk and not displayed.

nethack-341.sit from Australia Hosted by: Yours Truly
nethack-341.sit from Belgium (Europe) Hosted by: belnet logo
nethack-341.sit from North Carolina, USA (North America) Hosted by: unc logo
nethack-341.sit from Virginia, USA (North America) Hosted by: telia logo
nethack-341.sit from Wisconsin, USA (North America) Hosted by: twtelecom logo
nethack-341.sit from Minnesota, USA (North America) Hosted by: umn logo
nethack-341.sit from Prague, Czech Republic (Europe) Hosted by: cesnet logo
nethack-341.sit from Phoenix, AZ, USA (North America) Hosted by: easynews logo
And as a last resort: nethack-341.sit by FTP.

Step 2: unpack

Unpack the archive downloaded in step 1 using Stuffit Expander or a similar utility.

Step 3: install

Click the NetHack icon to begin the game.

Please read the Guidebook for a general description of what NetHack is and how to play. Unfortunately, the Guidebook is greater than 32K, so you will need something other than SimpleText to view it. You may edit the "NetHack Defaults" file to modify startup options. Feel free to turn off News when you get tired of seeing its message when you start up.