And for those of you who aren't familiar with application programming, porting a Windows App to Linux or OS X is a non-trivial exercise (as is porting an OS X app to Windows, and...).
When I had work with both Windows and Linux, I used two machines with a KVM switch that allowed me to use one keyboard/mouse/monitor and just switch them from one machine to the other. It saves a lot of space on your desk. You can probably find adequate Windows desktop machines for a good bit less than a comparable laptop, and KVM switches don't cost all that much. Guy -----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Ron Andrico Sent: Friday, September 29, 2017 10:55 AM To: John Mardinly; Ron Banks Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Fronimo question Precisely, as I mentioned earlier... Francesco designed the program to run in Windows, for better or for worse. RA __________________________________________________________________ From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu <lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu> on behalf of John Mardinly <john.mardi...@asu.edu> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2017 4:36 PM To: Ron Banks Cc: lute@cs.dartmouth.edu Subject: [LUTE] Re: Fronimo question 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 > [1]https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cs.dartmouth .edu_-7Ewbc_lute-2Dadmin_index.html&d=DwIFaQ&c=l45AxH-kUV29SRQusp9vYR0n 1GycN4_2jInuKy6zbqQ&r=VLPJ8OE-c_C6joGeE1ftlvxMmQPq9N6mpKZONBRt90E&m=CgN tutmgmwU5F-9ylof9ZMdpK6eHfkrfdPxIPxi0BoQ&s=Hx0De5mVmu2ZPKrws1zk9eZxNsw0 5OIHxbyKJy3lbPA&e= > > > > > > -- References 1. 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=
