diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Cocoa.h b/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Cocoa.h
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+#ifndef LOADING_WINDOW_COCOA
+#define LOADING_WINDOW_COCOA
+/*
+ *  LoadingWindow_Cocoa.h
+ *  stepmania
+ *
+ *  Created by Steve Checkoway on Thu Jul 03 2003.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2003 Steve Checkoway. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "LoadingWindow_Null.h"
+
+extern void MakeNewCocoaWindow();
+extern void DisposeOfCocoaWindow();
+extern void PaintCocoaWindow();
+extern void SetCocoaWindowText(const char *s);
+
+class LoadingWindow_Cocoa : public LoadingWindow {
+public:
+	LoadingWindow_Cocoa() { MakeNewCocoaWindow(); }
+	~LoadingWindow_Cocoa() { DisposeOfCocoaWindow(); }
+
+	void Paint() {} /* Not needed */
+	void SetText(CString str) { SetCocoaWindowText(str.c_str()); }
+};
+
+#undef ARCH_LOADING_WINDOW
+#define ARCH_LOADING_WINDOW LoadingWindow_Cocoa
+
+#endif /* LOADING_WINDOW_COCOA */
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diff --git a/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Cocoa.mm b/stepmania/src/arch/LoadingWindow/LoadingWindow_Cocoa.mm
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+/*
+ *  LoadingWindow_Cocoa.m
+ *  stepmania
+ *
+ *  Created by Steve Checkoway on Thu Jul 03 2003.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2003 Steve Checkoway. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ */
+
+#import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
+
+static NSWindow *window;
+static NSTextView *text;
+
+void MakeNewCocoaWindow() {
+	NSImage *image = [NSImage imageNamed:@"loading"];
+	NSSize size = [image size];
+	float height = size.height;
+	NSImageView *iView = [[[NSImageView alloc] initWithFrame:NSMakeRect(0, height, size.width, height)] autorelease];
+	NSView *view;
+	NSRect rect;
+	rect.origin = NSMakePoint(0, height);
+	rect.size = size;
+	rect.size.height += height;
+
+	text = [[[NSTextView alloc] initWithFrame:NSMakeRect(0, 0, rect.size.width, height)] autorelease];
+	[text setEditable:NO];
+	[text setSelectable:NO];
+	[text setDrawsBackground:YES];
+	[text setBackgroundColor:[NSColor lightGrayColor]];
+	[text setAlignment:NSCenterTextAlignment];
+
+	[iView setImage:image];
+	[iView setImageFrameStyle:NSImageFrameNone];
+
+	window = [[NSWindow alloc] initWithContentRect:rect styleMask:NSBorderlessWindowMask backing:NSBackingStoreBuffered defer:YES];
+	[window setOneShot:YES];
+	[window setReleasedWhenClosed:YES];
+	[window center];
+	[window useOptimizedDrawing:YES];
+	[window setViewsNeedDisplay:YES];
+
+	view = [window contentView];
+	[view addSubview:text]; /* This retains text */
+	[view addSubview:iView]; /* This retains iView */
+	[text setString:@"Initializing Hardware..."];
+	
+	[window makeKeyAndOrderFront:nil];
+}
+
+void DisposeOfCocoaWindow() {
+	[window close]; /* Released by setReleasedWhenClosed */
+}
+
+void SetCocoaWindowText(const char *s) {
+	[text setString:[NSString stringWithCString:s]];
+	[text display];
+}