Paul: > problems switching between boot partitions where > the Mini would forget what Startup disk it should boot from. I like the concept of multi-boot, but never use it. Neither Windows nor Mac seems reliable enough for that. (I had a couple bad experiences early on that weaned me off it.) > We added a Big Sur VM, but playing video does not work in the VM > [...] We just tried a Monterey VM and it is unstable. Virtual gives a lot of bang for the buck when it works, but it's never, ever quite the same as a real system. There will be false positives, false negatives, and so on. Virtual testing only "suggests" rather than "proves" success. (It's a tradeoff though; I've admired your omni-testing too.) Another option is remote hardware access, where a monthly fee gives you NN hours to log in using screen sharing, upload files, and control machines of your choice for real testing. I tried 2 or 3 of those services, and wish I could recommend it. Actually I still would, but in the same bucket as VM with caveats: despite the real hardware, it still wasn't quite the same. The remote hardware was set up differently than a typical system, plus networking, so still false positives, false negatives, etc. Saved me a couple of times, messed me up a couple of times. But a remote account will help you in certain situations, as another tool in the box when you need it. Phil: > I left VMs behind in favor of minimally-configured actual hardware. Yes, I only trust a real Mac and a real Windows PC for serious tests. (And at least one real iDevice and Android device.) Ideally a couple of machines per OS, but one of each now in practice, until/if I have the time and the need to add older machines back in. Best wishes, Curry Kenworthy Custom Software Development "Biblical Methods, Better Results" Christian LiveCode Training and Consulting http://livecodeconsulting.com/ _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: [OT] Multiple macOS recommendation sought
Curry Kenworthy via use-livecode Wed, 27 Oct 2021 03:58:37 -0700
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