Re: Running FrameMaker on Mac workstations

2012-12-10 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 05:57 -0700 10/12/12, dave.st...@gdc4s.com wrote: Please help dispel my ignorance or refresh my memory. I use FrameMaker on a PC, but I've read that some die-hard users of FrameMaker who have Mac workstations are still using it. So, as they might say in the City of New York, Not for

RE: Running FrameMaker on Mac workstations

2012-12-10 Thread Fred Ridder
From: dave.st...@gdc4s.com Please help dispel my ignorance or refresh my memory. I use FrameMaker on a PC, but I've read that some die-hard users of FrameMaker who have Mac workstations are still using it. So, as they might say in the City of New York, Not for nothin', but . . .

RE: Running FrameMaker on Mac workstations

2012-12-10 Thread Rick Quatro
Hi Dave, Some answers: 1. The latest native FrameMaker version for Mac was 7 or 7.1. 2., 3. You run virtualization software like Parallels or Fusion on the Mac so you can install Windows and Windows programs. Then you can run the any version of FrameMaker that will run on Windows. Rick Rick

Re: Running FrameMaker on Mac workstations

2012-12-10 Thread Alan Houser
Others have answered this question pretty well. Just to add anecdotal experience, I and several other FrameMaker consultants/trainers have been working almost exclusively on the Mac platform for some time, using either Parallels or VMware Fusion to run MacOS and

Re: Running FrameMaker on Mac workstations

2012-12-10 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 10:03 -0500 10/12/12, Alan Houser wrote: An interesting tidbit...if you check the properties of Apple's PDF-format user manuals, you will still see FrameMaker 6 and 7 with surprising frequency. I am still using it here, as it does all that I need. Trouble is, it's locking me into OS X 10.4,

RE: Running FrameMaker on Mac workstations

2012-12-10 Thread Dave.Stamm
: 2012-12-10-Monday 10:34 To: Alan Houser; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Running FrameMaker on Mac workstations At 10:03 -0500 10/12/12, Alan Houser wrote: An interesting tidbit...if you check the properties of Apple's PDF-format user manuals, you will still see FrameMaker 6 and 7

RE: Running FrameMaker on Mac workstations

2012-12-10 Thread Gillian Flato
: 2012-12-10-Monday 10:34 To: Alan Houser; framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Running FrameMaker on Mac workstations At 10:03 -0500 10/12/12, Alan Houser wrote: An interesting tidbit...if you check the properties of Apple's PDF-format user manuals, you will still see FrameMaker 6 and 7