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 <ron.ba...@rwbanks.com> wrote: > > 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" <lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu on behalf of > guitargirl4scrab...@cs.dartmouth.edu> wrote: > > Lute friends - > How do I run Fronimo on a Mac? > Thanks, > Lynda > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cs.dartmouth.edu_-7Ewbc_lute-2Dadmin_index.html&d=DwIFaQ&c=l45AxH-kUV29SRQusp9vYR0n1GycN4_2jInuKy6zbqQ&r=VLPJ8OE-c_C6joGeE1ftlvxMmQPq9N6mpKZONBRt90E&m=CgNtutmgmwU5F-9ylof9ZMdpK6eHfkrfdPxIPxi0BoQ&s=Hx0De5mVmu2ZPKrws1zk9eZxNsw05OIHxbyKJy3lbPA&e= > > > > > > >