I was afraid of that, Pepe!
Regards
Michael
Sent from my iPhone
> On May 10, 2015, at 3:55 PM, José Félix Ballester <jfballester@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I found it to be just that -trial and error- adding to the pain...
> 73 de Pepe WP3HW
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On May 10, 2015, at 12:58 PM, Silevitch, Michael <m.silevitch@neu.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks to all of you who responded. I've come to the same conclusion, which
>> is either a dedicated PC or using the Mac in virtual machine or Windows boot
>> mode. The only question is the linkage between the serial to USB adapter and
>> the COM port assignment. Most likely this will be trial and error.
>>
>> Regards
>> Michael K1PEV
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On May 10, 2015, at 12:54 PM, Duane Calvin <ac5aa1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Have a friend with a Windows laptop? Just work out a swap - three fingers
>>> of Redeye for a few minutes to install! :-)
>>>
>>> 73, Duane
>>>
>>> Duane Calvin, AC5AA
>>> Austin, Texas
>>> www.ac5aa.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of denton
>>> sprague
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 11:37 AM
>>> To: Clayton Brantley; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Using a Mac to install OMNI VII firmware
>>>
>>> Sad to say, but there is still very little ham software available for Macs.
>>> For now the only apparent alternative is to keep a dedicated windoze pc
>>> available for ham software use.
>>>
>>>
>>> On May 10, 2015, at 9:24 AM, Clayton Bra4P via TenTec
>>> <tentec@contesting.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I thought the Mac wouldn't work.
>>>>
>>>> Clayton N4EV
>>>>
>>>> From: Mike Bryce <prosolar@sssnet.com>
>>>> To: Clayton Brantley <clayton_n4ev@yahoo.com>; Discussion of Ten-Tec
>>> Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 12:14 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Using a Mac to install OMNI VII firmware
>>>>
>>>> Sorry to say, the mac's won't work. UNLESS you run "Parallels" a windows
>>> emulator
>>>>
>>>> Mike, WB8VGE
>>>> SunLight Energy Systems
>>>> The Heathkit Shop
>>>> http://www.theheathkitshop.com/ <http://www.theheathkitshop.com/>
>>>> J e e p
>>>> o|||||||o
>>>>
>>>> A man with one clock knows what time it is. A man with two clocks is never
>>> sure.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On May 10, 2015, at 11:39 AM, Clayton Brantley via TenTec
>>> <tentec@contesting.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> You might check with the guys in Sevierville, but I don't think the
>>> updates will work with anythingBUT a Windows PC. I use Linux as my main
>>> computer but I keep a PC around for what you aretaking about.
>>>>> Clayton N4EV
>>>>>
>>>>> From: "Silevitch, Michael" <m.silevitch@neu.edu>
>>>>> To: "TenTec@contesting.com" <TenTec@contesting.com>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2015 8:14 AM
>>>>> Subject: [TenTec] Using a Mac to install OMNI VII firmware
>>>>>
>>>>> I have just purchased an OMNI VII and will be updating the firmware. I
>>> would prefer to use my Mac computer rather than a PC for this. I have a
>>> serial to USB adapter which should work to connect the OMNI to the Mac (or
>>> PC for that matter.) Any guidance would be appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> I may also want to operate the OMNI remotely using a Mac rather than a
>>> PC. Again any advice would be appreciated.
>>>>
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