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| Joe Bob |
 Apr 4 2006, 09:46 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times  Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None  |
If you have an expensive program and it's PC based is there an interface or conversion program so that it will work on a steenking MAC? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif)
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| rktmn247 |
Apr 4 2006, 10:12 PM
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Irish Green with GT envy! Group: Members Posts: 347 Joined: 18-August 05 From: Mililani, HI Member No.: 4,612 Region Association: None 
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| jonwatts |
Apr 4 2006, 10:33 PM
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no rules, just wrong Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,321 Joined: 13-January 03 From: San Jose, CA Member No.: 141  |
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| Eric Taylor |
Apr 4 2006, 10:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 909 Joined: 1-June 03 From: Newport, OR/Eugene Oregon- UO Member No.: 770 |
I don't know about free programs, but Virtual PC 7 works great on a mac. You can put any windows operating system you want on it and from my personal experience it works really well on the mac. It's made by microsoft.
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| Joe Bob |
Apr 5 2006, 07:10 AM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
Specific program is Flex Pro 7.5. It's a limited run program for graphics and vinyl cutting.
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| cooltimes |
Apr 5 2006, 11:44 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,508 Joined: 18-May 04 Member No.: 2,081 Region Association: None |
Z,
You have the ability to clone a MAC on your PC to run the software. It's an emulator program. At least that is what this link says. :-) and says it since 2001. Take a look and see if is what you want. It's free software. http://www.emulators.com/download.htm Let us know if it does as said. I always wanted a MAC but too pricey hardware & software made me a PC clown. I don't have any good free MAC software is the reason I don't experiment myself. C Memphis |
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| rjames |
Apr 5 2006, 12:44 PM
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I'm made of metal Group: Members Posts: 3,933 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Shoreline, WA Member No.: 4,467 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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If you have an Intel processor based Mac you can simply install XP and choose which operating system you want to boot up. More here:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ |
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| bd1308 |
Apr 5 2006, 02:35 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
that emulators.com thing most likely wont work, since it only emulates a 68040 or a 68030 processor, we're talking about *OLD* stuff.
If you need a PPC mac (could run OS 9.1) lemme know and i'll ship you one of mine for shipping to borrow for as long as you need. b |
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| kdfoust |
Apr 5 2006, 04:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 694 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Riverside Member No.: 71 Region Association: Southern California |
You're going to want a fairly modern MAC to do VPC along with OSX or better. VPC works, I've used it on my MAC. You will take a performance hit since it by Microsoft.
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| bd1308 |
Apr 5 2006, 04:05 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
I'm kinda confused here mikey. Help me out here.
You want to take a PC program and run it on a mac, right? sounds like VPC is your best bet. Unless you get a new intel mac. b |
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| cooltimes |
Apr 5 2006, 05:33 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,508 Joined: 18-May 04 Member No.: 2,081 Region Association: None |
My 1st link was tossed inthinking Mac to PC.
Go the other way, PC to MAC http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ Read the instructions. This does require the installer to have the MS XP service pack2. Not to flow off the subject, but the photo Z attached to the post. Why do folks leave nicee's like that outside when they have a garage that they took the photo from? LOL What is that in the left foreground? Cooltimes Memphis |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 5 2006, 05:39 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,640 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
impossible to run a PC program on a MAC, unless it's written in a interpreted language like JAVA ... native PC code will *not* work on a MAC. period. never. ever. however, you can run a PC emulator, such a VPC on the MAC. it will simulate a PC. but, you will want a fairly powerfull MAC for this as the emulation sucks up loads of CPU power. and at that point, you gotta ask yourself, why not just bag the PC and schlepp it over to wherever that MAC is residing ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/cool_shades.gif) Andy |
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