Would you prefer to use MAC or PC for RailPro? (POLL)

[G8B4Life]

I see we have a Linux vote (presumably). Hope you are not holding off using RP waiting on that one. It would be interesting to see if RP Simulator will run on Linux/Wine. Who knows, maybe RP on Linux is already here.

I missed replying to this straight away. I must have been asleep. I cast that vote for Linux. I wondered if anyone would work out that it was me or not as I've mentioned Linux before.

So no Alan, I'm not holding off on RP waiting on that one. I don't have a Linux machine yet but once I've built a new machine to replace this old one I will. I plan to be free of MS one of these days (except for maybe a virtual environment), and Mac it won't be either.

From what I can tell it should be relatively easy for RE to compile RPA and HC Sim for Linux, but I won't hold my breath.

- Tim

[Dean]

My main computer runs Linux. But I have Windows 7 running on it as a virtual machine just to run Windows only programs.

[G8B4Life]

Dean,

Out of interest which Linux distro are you using and are you using the RailPro software (in virtual windows) on that machine?

I  have been playing around with a couple of distros with WinE to see if a viable option exists for Linux (and Mac, WinE is availble for Mac as well) users to run RP software without having to buy additional software, though they may have to install additional software.

I actually had RP software running in WinE, but I couldn't get it to see the internet or the hardware. I was running Linux in a virtual environment so essentially I was running a virtual environment inside another virtual environment so that may have stuffed things up a bit.

- Tim

[William Brillinger]

LAST DAY TO VOTE!

[William Brillinger]

Thanks Everybody who voted!

[William Brillinger]

I sent the results of the survey to Ring Engineering after the poll closed.

I received this reply today: "Our RPA and HC Sim are both written to be cross platform compatible.  We expect at some point to make a Mac version of them."

If you want to see a MAC version, email Mr. Ring! info@ringengineering.com

[MtRR75]

I sent the results of the survey to Ring Engineering after the poll closed.

I received this reply today: "Our RPA and HC Sim are both written to be cross platform compatible.  We expect at some point to make a Mac version of them."

If you want to see a MAC version, email Mr. Ring! info@ringengineering.com

I have done this ... twice.  Got nearly the exact same response.

[drisdon]

I would prefer Mac, primarily because we have only a Mac!  I have a 14 year old Dell Laptop, that I kept for some reason, without wifi that I have to use to download files, it is slow but somehow works.  We definitely need the software for a Mac!  Even better would be able to to the transfer from a iPad. 

Dan Risdon

[TwinStar]

I would prefer Mac, primarily because we have only a Mac!  I have a 14 year old Dell Laptop, that I kept for some reason, without wifi that I have to use to download files, it is slow but somehow works.  We definitely need the software for a Mac!  Even better would be able to to the transfer from a iPad. 

Dan Risdon

14 years old? It's still newer than DCC!

[SWA737]

MAC please!!!

[robert.h.giffin]

Yes, Mac software would be great.  My personal stuff is all Apple.  However I do have PCs available.

[cdp48]

Windows PC

[crzytrnbuf]

 all i have is PC in our house.