Seems to me there's a lot of interest from Legacy users in running the program on a Mac -- me, too. Please post to this usergroup so we all can benefit from others' experience. Cheers, Dee in Maryland ====
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 7:21 PM, Robert57P_gmail <[email protected]>wrote: > Probably best if you reply off-list to [email protected] > > I consider myself pretty good at PC technology, but I am a MAC newbie. > I'm interested in how I get a Windows program like Legacy to run on a MAC. > > I've heard of "Parallels" and "boot-camp" - how do they compare (price, > ease of install, functionality once installed)? > > Do they allow me to be in "MAC mode" and run Legacy, or do I need to > boot direct into a Windows environment? > > Do they come with a Windows emulator? Or is there a free (or cheap) > emulator I can download? Or do I need a regular Windows license? > > Once I have either Parallels or boot-camp installed, how do I install > Windows (or a Windows emulator)? > > Once Windows is running, are their any tricks to installing a Windows > program (like Legacy)? > > Do I need to install/run a separate instance of Parallels (or boot-camp) > for each Windows program? Or once Parallels (or boot-camp) is > installed, I can then install multiple Windows programs with that product? > > Are there any other products I should consider besides Boot-camp and > parallels? For example, does Sun/Oracle offer a "VM box" for Mac that > will then run Windows programs? (yes, I know, I can find that specific > question on Sun's sight, just using that as an example since I've used > Sun's VM box under Windows). > > I appreciate any advice you can give. > > And, again, since this is not directly Legacy related, please reply to > me directly, off-list. > > Thanks, > Bob > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
