using a mac

[cycochris]

Just out of curiosity, has anyone used winSPM in windows on an intel macintosh computer.

has anyone ever used the ip office software in windows on a intel mac?

My lease is up on my laptops and I'm thinking on going back to my roots (mac) but was wondering if i'll have problems with the software i use everyday.

Ip posting this on the ipo forum too, so some of you will see it twice.

 

[merlinman]

I have never done it (Don't have a MAC), nor do I know of anyone who has.

If you have a WINDOWS Emulator, give it a try and let us know if it works.

 

[cycochris]

The new Mac OS will have something called boot camp. When you start up the computer you can hold alt down and it gives you a chance to choose windows or mac. Its not an emulator, but actually natively booting into windows. Right now it only supports XP, but will support Vista upon release.

If I chose to get one, I'll surely tell about it.

 

[SYQUEST]

I have been using SPM with Virtual PC & Windoz on my MAC PPC 9500 for the last six years. The only problem I have is the crappy modems in the processor modules and the slow processor interrupt handling for the serial transmission. It seems to have a low insanity threshold when you have been connected for a long time and the display gets out-of-sync.

....JIM....

 

[merlinman]

Very interesting Jim.

What version of OS are you using?

I kinda' disagree about the Legend/Magix Modems, I think the problem is noisy lines and YES the SLOW SPEED.

I begged Bell Labs to bump that up, but their answer was:

"What, and spend another Fifty Cents on the Modem? - No Way!"

 

[SYQUEST]

Hi Merlinman,

I have run VPC w/ WIN95 and SPM version 6.25 under both MAC OS 8.1 and 8.6 with the same results, and the modem is a Multi-Tech MT3334ZDX. The connection to 3 of the Legends is via DS1 or PRI and the line I use has a pretty clean loop. I use it for all my faxing and dialup services. The one Legend in particular has Ver.6.0 and both PRI and analogue trunking. I have had garbage coming from it on both PRI and analogue calls, and it is served from the same 5ESS that I am served by. But maybe it is caused by something else. If it is noisy lines, I certainly don't see it if I call the silent termination and put my TIMMS on the line and measure the noise. I think the last time I measured between -9 and -14 dBrn when I checked it...

....JIM....

 

[merlinman]

Maybe your line is "TOO HOT".

Perhaps you could build it out with one of those things that Sandman sells.