I use to bug Razzak every time I saw him to bring R:BASE to the Mac world. What could be better that the best computer/operating system + the best database software? He finally convinced me the market just was not large enough to support the investment of resources needed to serve both Windows and Mac. I still think the day will come when it will be a good business decision. The success of the iPhone and iPad may hasten that day.
In the mean time, I use Boot Camp software which lets you run compatible versions of Microsoft Windows on an Intel-based Mac. R:BASE software works exactly the same on a Mac running Windows under Boot Camp as any other Windows computer. I've used it for several years with no problems. There are also third party virtualization software programs (Parallels and VMware Fusion are the main ones.) which makes Windows fully integrated into the Mac system, so your applications, files and even external USB devices are accessed the same as if they were native to the Mac. No rebooting required. Even though Boot Camp and Parallels work fine, I may have to start bugging Razzak about R:BASE for Mac - if only for old times' sake. Cheryl From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marco Groeneveld Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 1:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [RBASE-L] - Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, etc. Hi, Is Windows still the platform for R:BASE or are there more and more users / customers interested in for example Max OS X or Linux as development or as runtime ? By the way is there a market to have R:BASE working on an Apple IPhone ? Marco
