Ive seen a game called Nettrek for the Macintosh; is that the same thing as Netrek?
No. Nettrek is in the same family as Netrek (it’s unclear which was created first), but it’s not the same game. It runs over AppleTalk and doesn’t have a whole lot of complexity. If you’re interested in it, the original version can be found in most net archive sites that support Mac games. The most recent version is a commercial program called “Nettrek 3.0 – The Real Version,” and is published by Premiere Technology, Inc. 5. Can I play Netrek on my Mac/IBM PC/Amiga? There is a playable client for PowerMacs only; it’s very raw, but the game play is crisp, although having one button sucks. There is a client for a Macintosh connected to a Unix host over a normal modem connection called “ndb”; it’s slow and not really playable. There is also a client for Macs connected to the net via MacTCP (including SLIP/PPP) but it’s not yet playable, even over ethernet. Read the Netrek FTP List to find these clients. If you are running Linux on your Mac, there are several clients that should work. Read
