[SD-User] SD & My New iMac Computer

[Ian Greenshields]

Hi Nick,

Yes, I have used Winebottler. Off topic here, but JT65-HF runs well on
it and the Mac. The problem I found is I couldn't find a way of
accessing Wine's drive_c within Winebottler, which of course is needed
to set up sym links for the COM ports in SD. I may have missed
something obvious though.

73 Ian G4FSU

On 3 June 2011 14:55, Nick G4IRX <g4irx at nowindows.net> wrote:
> Ian,
>
> Have you tried Wine Bottler? This allows you to run the windows installer
> and make a stand-alone OSX application. See
> http://winebottler.kronenberg.org/
>
> Regards,
> Nick.
>
> On 26/05/2011 12:36, Ian Greenshields wrote:
>>
>> Unfortunately, it's just not that simple! No, I don't know why either;
>> maybe one day it'll be easier.
>>
>> I'm no computer expert either, but I used the tutorial at:
>>
>> http://davidbaumgold.com/tutorials/wine-mac/
>>
>> to install Wine on my Mac&  it did work, but I have to admit it's not
>> for the faint hearted.
>>
>> 73 Ian G4FSU
>>
>> On 26 May 2011 17:24, Eddy Swynar<deswynar at xplornet.ca>  wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Ian,
>>>
>>> If you can find an icon to click onto at the WINE website specifically
>>> just for downloading the programme, then you are far&  away a better man
>>> than me...!
>>>
>>> I gave up after a half hour.
>>>
>>> Why are such things made so deliberately "...user unfriendly"?!
>>>
>>> ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ***********************************************************************************************************************
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2011-05-25, at 2:37 AM, Ian Greenshields wrote:
>>>
>>>> The programme you need to run Windows software on the Mac (or linux)
>>>> is Wine, all details at www.winehq.org
>>>>
>>>> I use SD on a linux system with Wine and it works fine. Some years ago
>>>> I posted a how to on this list which should still be in the archives
>>>> if you search for linux&  wine.
>>>>
>>>> The difference between Wine and Bootcamp or Parallels is that you
>>>> don't a need copy of Windows, but it does take more effort to set up.
>>>> Bootcamp is basically a dual boot method so you boot the Mac either
>>>> into Windows or into OS X. Parallels integrates OS X and Windows into
>>>> one screen so you can have OS X and Windows software running side by
>>>> side. Parallels is the cleanest option, but also the most expensive as
>>>> you will need to buy both Windows and Parallels. Wine is free.
>>>>
>>>> The basic steps are: 1. Download and install Wine on the Mac, 2.
>>>> Download and install SD on to .wine/drive_c, which is created when you
>>>> set up Wine. 3. Set up SD.
>>>>
>>>> 73 Ian G4FSU
>>>>
>>>> On 24 May 2011 22:30, Eddy Swynar<deswynar at xplornet.ca>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Good Day All,
>>>>>
>>>>> First-off, Paul, please excuse this duplication of the e-mail I sent to
>>>>> you a few days ago---I tried your suggestion, with no luck whatsoever
>>>>> (sigh!)...
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway gang, I am the happy owner of a brand new iMac desk top computer
>>>>> from Apple,&  all is well---save for one very important shortcoming: I can
>>>>> not run my copy of SD on this set-up!
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul advised me that what I need is a "Windows emulator" in order to
>>>>> allow SD to play---but my son&  I scoured the internet for at least an hour
>>>>> the other day looking for just such software,&  came up empty-handed. Has
>>>>> anyone reading this successfully made SD run on their iMac...? If so, how'd
>>>>> you do it...? Did you find free downloadable software,&  if so, where...?
>>>>>
>>>>> We located a couple of commercial outfits that advertised Window
>>>>> emulators...unfortunately, the cost of the emulator exceeded (in all cases)
>>>>> the original price of a brand new version of SD from Paul! (and I STILL
>>>>> wouldn't be able to run it on the iMac).
>>>>>
>>>>> I love using SD. It's the only post-contest logging software that I'm
>>>>> comfortable with,&  it does everything that I could possibly ask for.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any&  all suggestions welcomed at this time. Without SD, I can see the
>>>>> complete demise of formal contest entries from VE3CUI - VE3XZ...seriously!
>>>>> (not that it'd make any difference to contest sponsors, of course!).
>>>>>
>>>>> ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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