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Software not Mac compatible
Alan:
I have a Windows 2000 laptop that I would part with. Battery is junk as you would expect but otherwise works fine if you plug it in. $20 + shipping and it's yours.
G8B4Life:
I really wasn't going to weigh in on this topic, I get enough of "not Mac compatible" from someone at work but...
--- Quote ---Don't let Apple keep you from using the best control system for model railroading that has come out in a long time.
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I don't think it can be said any better than that. There are options to run the software on a Mac, heck even I don't have a supported OS on the PC I use for RP, but VirtualBox fixes that, if not a bit slower than running natively. I could probably say more but I'm too tired to think of anything else.
Perhaps, if we have anyone running non Winblows systems we can create a couple of guides for getting RailPro software to run on various OS's using virtualisation software; I know the Linux crowd will have to do that forever, native code RailPro software for Linux is just not going to happen.
Dean, what flavour of Linux you running?
- Tim
TwinStar:
--- Quote from: KPack on September 27, 2016, 09:09:04 PM ---Darryl - as a Mac user you have one of 3 options:
1.) Use Parallels on your Mac OS: https://www.parallels.com/landingpage/pd/general/?gclid=CNS3zM_8sM8CFZNcfgod7XwAOA. Most of my buddies in school used Macs and had to use Parallels to run nearly all programs. Much more software is written for PC rather than Mac, but thankfully there are options like Parallels that work for Mac users.
2.) Buy a cheap PC (even with Windows XP) and use either VirtualBox (https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads) or VMware Player (http://filehippo.com/download_vmware_player/), which allow you to run virtual editions of other Windows.
3.) Wait for Ring to create the programs for Mac. I've heard that this is on the docket, though I don't know a timeline.
-Kevin
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I'm a Mac guy and run Parallels as well. I have a few aviation apps that won't run on OS either. It's a PITA but the $100 I spend on the software was worth it to me. YMMV.
Jacob
darryl.trains:
I figure I'm going to lose money finding a new home for all the DCC decoders and most with sound plus the load of Tam Valley products just to buy a Windows computer or the cost of Parallels and Windows software to be able to use RailPro with downloads etc. Many a company has made the choice to provide both.
Just talked to a friend of mine this morning and he would like to get into RailPro but thinks twice about a PC angle. He has a Mac too. He wants me to keep him advised.
RailPro looks really like a good thing but not for some of us.
I'll not beat the dead horse as it most likely will not make anything change.
Bye now, the old fardt in Orygun ##########
William Brillinger:
Free options...
Check out this article: http://www.imore.com/how-install-windows-10-mac-without-spending-dime
VirtualBox is free. You don't need Parallels.
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