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Party Poker Mac - How Mac users Can Access Party Poker

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Party Poker wants to be accessible to all kinds of players all over the world. With currently more than 85,000 players worldwide, Party Poker continues to be a popular place for novice and experienced poker players. There are rumors of a Mac-native software available at PartyPoker.net and coming soon to PartyPoker.com. However, Party Poker's currently downloadable software client is not available for Mac users unless they are running Apple Boot Camp or a Virtual PC program. Instead, Party Poker offers Mac users an alternative - the browser-based Anywhere Version. This version has full-color graphics and allows access to all the games at Party Poker.

Benefits of Anywhere Version Instant Play Software

Even PC players with older or non-compatible systems may want to take advantage of the Anywhere Version of Party Poker software. There are some distinct benefits to using the Anywhere version including:

• Real money cash games, multi-table tournaments and sit'n'go games are still available
• Accessible from any computer, even at a public site
• "Lite Java" scripts load faster than the full version, so you minimize wait time with slower connections
• Get right to playing poker without download or installation time
• Uses less memory so it works equally fast with high-speed Internet connections or slower connections

What Mac Players Need To Play The Anywhere Version

Mac players still have certain system requirements to be able to fully enjoy the PartyPoker.com Anywhere version of poker games. For the best player experience on a Mac, users should have:

• Mac OX 9, 10.0 and later operating systems
• High-speed internet connections (better play than slower connections)
• Sound card for audio components
• A supported web browser
• Minimum 800x600 screen resolution, up to 1024x768 resolution with 256 colors
• At least 128 MB or more RAM
• Java scripts: Macintosh Runtime for Java (MRJ) 2.2.5

Supported Web Browsers

Because PartyPoker.com's Anywhere Version software is browser-based game play, Party Poker supports several web browsers as the best play options for the Anywhere version poker games:

• Safari 1.3 and later versions
• Mozilla Firefox 1.0 and later
• Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 and later

Differences Between the Full Version and Anywhere Version

Some of the features of the full, downloadable Party Poker software are not available with the Anywhere version at this time. The Party Poker technicians continue working to add features so that all players can fully enjoy their poker experience at PartyPoker.com. However, these features are currently limited or unavailable for Anywhere version users:

• Table filters
• Hand history
• Private tables
• Table search
• Dealer table options like card color
• Table resizing, tiling and cascading
• Buddy lists and search
• Notes on other players
• Playing statistics
• Network status
• Chat block

For players who have access to the downloadable version by using a Virtual PC, Apple's Boot Camp or Parallels Mac/PC program, running the program in Virtual PC allows Mac users to still experience the smoother animation and richer graphics of the full version. Desktop shortcuts for accessing the game, rather than opening a web browser first, are also benefits of the full version.

Mac users are not left behind in the world of Party Poker real money ring games, tournaments or sit'n'gos. Even with the limitations of computer compatibility, Mac users can meet at the poker tables. While Party Poker keeps working to improve the online poker experience for all its players, using the Anywhere version instant play software is one way to offer their tremendous gaming to Mac users all over the world.

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