Blizzard Exempt from iOS and MacOS Security Sandbox

Re:Blizzard Exempt from iOS and MacOS Security Sandbox by AimHere on Thursday June 02, 2016 @05:04AM (#11821191)

Okay, nitpick time. Your story about the game is surely wrong. Rollercoaster Tycoon was developed for Windows 95/98.

Perhaps you meant it's a later version of Windows, or the game's spiritual predecessor, Theme Park, which ran in DOS.

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Re:Blizzard Exempt from iOS and MacOS Security Sandbox by brynedwards on Thursday June 02, 2016 @05:37AM (#11821291)

Probably SimCity, there's a bit about Microsoft adding a workaround for a bug in the game in this article http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000054.html

Edit: Maybe not this since it's unrelated to virtual memory but it's along the same lines, going to some lengths to keep software compatible

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Re:Blizzard Exempt from iOS and MacOS Security Sandbox by chillacy on Thursday June 02, 2016 @01:21PM (#11824295)

You're right that's the story I was thinking of. I didn't remember all the details though, I guess I knew some old version of windows, some simulation game, and something involving memory. Turns out the actual details got mixed up in my head!

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Re:Blizzard Exempt from iOS and MacOS Security Sandbox by Maxious on Thursday June 02, 2016 @05:12AM (#11821213)

This seems to mention the virtual memory but not any specific game https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20160328-00/?p=...

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Re:Blizzard Exempt from iOS and MacOS Security Sandbox by Nr7 on Thursday June 02, 2016 @06:25AM (#11821447)

Could've been Transport Tycoon (Deluxe) which was the previous game from the developer of RCT

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