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posted: 22 Aug 2010 15:48 from: simon moore click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Just wondered if templot can be used on a macbook ?? My windows pc is slowly but surely dying a bad death & the time has now come to get serious about templot & track planning. I don't really want to buy another windows based computer because they are too slow & i prefer the macbook if truth be told. I don't know much about computer's really so i wouldnt know if i could transfer the program over etc. My question is can it be done simply without huge work. Simon. |
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posted: 22 Aug 2010 18:06 from: NeilD click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Simon, The simple answer to your question is "No". To run Templot on your MacBook would require a "Windows Virtual Machine" i.e. the Windows Operating System. Your MacBook runs OS X - the Mac Operating System, compatibility will depend on which version of OS X you have on the MacBook. You'd need a Windows install in a virtual machine environment, see: http://www.apple.com/macosx/compatibility/ "It runs Windows, too.I run Templot on Parallels under OS X Snow Leopard and have no experience of Boot Camp. The only minor problem I had was setting up the printer, otherwise it is simply a fresh install of Templot on your "new" Windows machine and you can then copy your existing Templot files across (you will need the original Windows installation disc to create this Virtual Machine). If you want a simple life, leave Templot on the Windows machine and dedicate that machine to Templot to conserve processor capacity. If you need portability then you'll need to consider what you're prepared to invest in creating the Windows Virtual Machine on your MacBook. Regards, Neil |
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posted: 22 Aug 2010 18:39 from: simon moore click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Thank you for that i think i shall stick to a windows computer it all sounds a bit too technical for me. Simon. |
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posted: 22 Aug 2010 20:05 from: Nigel Brown click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Simon How slow Windows is depends to a large extent on the hardware used to run it. Depending on how old your current machine is, a new one with a good amount of memory might be a lot quicker. Just a thought Nigel |
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posted: 22 Aug 2010 20:36 from: simon moore click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
The computer is'nt massively old or anything just have a feeling it is on its last legs i've had nothing but problams with it since day one . Maybe it'll be a case in the future of take over the wifes laptop for templot use. | ||
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posted: 23 Aug 2010 12:52 from: David Smith click the date to link to this post click member name to view archived images |
Simon, Apart from a few initial gltches when setting up Templot on my new laptop running Windows 7 64-bit, I am more than happy with its performance. Getting a Macbook, getting used to the OS and setting up Templot on it may be much more troublesome. My son is a Mac devotee and tried to convince me the Mac was the way to go when I was looking at getting a laptop. But when adding up th extra cost of the Mac, plus needing a legit copy of a Windows OS (XP or 7) to run in Virtual Machine, and the learning curve to get used to the Mac, it was not worth it. Regards, David. |
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