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TwinStar:
--- Quote from: William Brillinger on August 08, 2019, 02:18:42 PM ---wouldn't it be easier to just buy a cheap used windows laptop?
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I had a cheap laptop to run it at one time and it was infuriating. I see windows and DCC with the same lens of contempt. The idea of buying and maintaining such solely to run RPA seems ridiculous but it may be something I have to consider.
G8B4Life:
I had to update my initial post, VM Ware is not free on Mac. Virtual Box most certainly is though and runs many old versions of Windows. I use Virtual Box and have had RP successfully working in a Windows VM.
There is also Wine (also free) for Mac. Whether it works for RP software or not I don't know as I can't test it at the moment.
To be fair to Ring, no other DCC programming software has a specific Mac version either, JMRI aside (as it's written in Java so it's natively cross platform) ESU LokProgrammer, DigiTrax Sound Loader and MRC computer interface software, just to pick software more commonly known in the US, are all Windows only too.
My guess is that Ring and these other companies either see no need or don't know how to make a Mac version; or both.
- Tim
Alan:
--- Quote from: G8B4Life on August 08, 2019, 10:02:14 PM ---My guess is that Ring and these other companies either see no need or don't know how to make a Mac version; or both.
- Tim
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My guess is ROI or lack thereof. Mac people love Macs and for good reason. But from a business prospective Mac market share and Linux market share are both so small that non-Windows products are likely way down the manufacturers' priorities list.
Windows 87%
Mac 9%
Linux 2%
per netmarketshare.com
TwinStar:
--- Quote from: Alan on August 09, 2019, 08:11:26 AM ---
--- Quote from: G8B4Life on August 08, 2019, 10:02:14 PM ---My guess is that Ring and these other companies either see no need or don't know how to make a Mac version; or both.
- Tim
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My guess is ROI or lack thereof. Mac people love Macs and for good reason. But from a business prospective Mac market share and Linux market share are both so small that non-Windows products are likely way down the manufacturers' priorities list.
Windows 87%
Mac 9%
Linux 2%
per netmarketshare.com
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My wife has a high end PC laptop and it's such a piece of s!@#. And no, I can't use it. The sensitive nature of her work and what is on her computer she can't even watch YouTube on it much less install any unauthorized apps. She can't even use public WiFi and travels with her own company hotspot.
I guess I'm stuck between a Mac and a hard place.
Alan:
--- Quote ---I guess I'm stuck between a Mac and a hard place.
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At least you have company! Poor Linux folks are right there with you.
Watch eBay. You'll come across a decent sub-$50 laptop for sale every now and then. Less than the cost of a single LM.
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