Ron;
Thank you for the informed comments. However, by the time you acquire
Parallels or VmWare Fusion plus a copy of Windows, might it be cheaper and less
hassle to just purchase a cheap laptop on Ebay, Craig’s list or whatever?
A. John Mardinly, Ph.D., P.E.
Classical Guitarist/Lutenist
> On Sep 29, 2017, at 7:18 AM, Ron Banks <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Lynda,
>
> I’m currently running both Fronimo 2.1 and 3.0 on my Mac and Linux (Ubuntu)
> systems using Wine (version 2.0.1). My Macs are running OS X El Capitan, but
> I’ve also had success using Fronimo on OS X Yosemite. Other Mac Fronimo
> users might need to give their input on this, as I’m not really a Fronimo
> power user. For my needs, it runs well enough.
>
> The setup under Wine can be a little finicky, and may take some tweaking to
> get things to run correctly - but if you’re persistent, it can be done. If
> you’re comfortable using the command line on your Mac, Wine is the cheapest
> way to get Fronimo running. There are some drawbacks to using Wine, as very
> few Windows apps run flawlessly in Wine – it’s usually a hit-and-miss affair.
> If you’re not comfortable with the command line, there are a few “helper”
> apps to get started, such as WineSkin, WineBottler, (and WineTricks on Linux)
> that will allow you to tweak the Wine setup and application installation
> using a graphical interface.
>
> If you’ve got additional Windows programs to run, I’d suggest using either
> VMware Fusion, Parallels, or Oracle VirtualBox to run Windows as a virtual
> machine on your Mac. The down-side of using a Virtual Machine, is that
> you’ll need a licensed copy of Windows for the virtual machine. Also, if
> your Mac is an older laptop like mine (2010-2012), running VM sessions can
> cause the laptop to run hotter than normal. It will spin the hard drive and
> fans up constantly, and the additional heat may exacerbate issues with the
> GPU failures the older machines are prone to experience. My Mac Pro doesn’t
> have that problem.
>
> Take care,
>
> Ron Banks
>
> On 9/27/17, 10:51 PM, "Lynda Kraar" <[email protected] on behalf of
> [email protected]> wrote:
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> Lute friends -
> How do I run Fronimo on a Mac?
> Thanks,
> Lynda
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