[SD-User] SD & My New iMac Computer

[Ian Greenshields]

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
>
>
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>
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> 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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