Yeah, another Mac user here that easily runs most Windows apps in a VM when needed. I have also used boot camp when the app is critical, for example SDR#. I can not understand the statement that Bootcamp has driver issues as when you run the Bootcamp assistant, it has the drivers put on an memory stick. But either way, when you run BootCamp, Windows just sees an intel based machine, no different than if it was a non Apple hardware device. I have yet to come across one single ham radio tool / app that didn't run flawlessly in either Parallel's running a Win 7 VM, or as stated above, Bootcamp. I will state the obvious, when in the Windows side, you are still vulnerable to all of the attacks typically going after MS, Adobe, etc... Not an endorsement for Apple, but I hate when folks do not recommend a Mac when they probably have never owned one. -Kevin (KK4YEL)
No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced ! > On Jan 5, 2016, at 22:04, Brian Denley <b.den...@comcast.net> wrote: > > My i7 iMac runs Windows 7 as well as OSX. With 32 Gb of memory, I can run > any Windows or Apple applications. I don't have a K3 but the iMac runs my K2 > and FT-950 applications with no issues whatsoever. I can upgrade to Win 10 > for free but I dislike it very much. > > Brian > KB1VBF > Sent from my iPad > >> On Jan 5, 2016, at 9:26 PM, Barry LaZar <k3...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Randy, >> I seriously do not recommend this approach. I have been working with a >> friend who has been working on a Mac Mini, actually he has two. He has been >> trying to do an integrated station using HRD, FLDIGI, and a few other >> things. These are Windows based and he has been using Boot Camp to get to >> Windows. He discovered that there are driver issues and a few other things >> the prevent easy set up to do what he wants. And to compound the insult, his >> second Mac Mini does does not set up like his first. >> >> Most of the really good software that makes for full integration easy has >> been written for a Windows platform. As this is the case, I suggest an I5 >> with lots of memory running Windows 10. In the end, this is cost effective >> and will keep your blood pressure in bounds. As an illustration, I run >> Win4K3 for radio control and spectrum display, Com0com for port replication, >> Hamradio Deluxe for general logging and uploading to eQSL and LoTW, CW >> Skimmer. I switch out CW Skimmer for FLDIGI, and during a contest, I use >> N1MM+ in place of HRD. My experience has taught me to not use an Apple base >> system for this situation. However, there are other collections of S/W, but >> I expect the integration my not be as easy. >> >> 73, >> Barry >> K3NDM >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "Randy Cook" <k6cr...@gmail.com> >> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Sent: 1/5/2016 8:35:48 PM >> Subject: [Elecraft] suggested PC??? >> >>> Consider an Apple Mac. On the Apple website, you can get a iMac or MacBook >>> Air ‘refurbished’. After years of dealing with viruses, blown updates, >>> buggy software, etc. on work computers, I come home to a 5 year old MacBook >>> Air machine that just works and will probably run forever. I like >>> MacLoggerDX for station control/logging, but others have their favorite. >>> As to value, I just sold an iMac desktop machine that my son didn’t need >>> anymore. He is at college and has a laptop. It was 6 years old and I got >>> 40% of the price I paid new for it on eBay. If it were a 6 year old PC, I >>> would have had to pay a toxic waste fee to get rid of it. >>> >>> 73 >>> >>> Randy Cook - K6CRC >>> k6cr...@gmail.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecra > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to z_kev...@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
