MCX3 WITH MAC

[elraiis]

Hi guys...

i was wondering if anyone here uses mastercam on a mac? will it run it or it simply is not supported? i've had about enough with PC i am planning to upgrade to a mac but when i looked mastercam up on the mastercam webpage i saw nothing concerning system requirement on mac.. so i had to ask...

 

thx guys..

[Rob @ Target Machine]

Yup, You can run MC with bootcamp, but you will not get any support.

 

I'll assume you have Vista, which is why I went back, like many others, to Xp, and say this:

 

Alot of people are frustrated with Vista, but the Business downgrade to Xp option is available for most Pc's, and Windows 7 is to be released in November.

 

IMHO - Hold out for Windows 7, and use Xp for now. It is not in your best interests to give up the support.

[elraiis]

Thx. I am using XP but pc just does not stop freezing or crashing. That's why I have had it with pc.

 

Thanks though

[Hardmill]

Its probably the config of your PC.

Ive been running Vista without a prob.

 

 

PEACE

[Jayson Kramer]

I run on two Macs, here is my laptop one. the other is a Mac pro desk top.

I still prefer a Good high end PC still.

 

[elraiis]

hi guys

thx for the input... i wanted to know is there another way to run it on Mac other than bootcamp? i have no clue how mac runs but i asked a friend about bootcamp and he told me if i'm to use that i might as well get a new pc instead! i donno why.

The Station on which i do the programming is new. Dell, that was recommended by mastercam mind you, downgraded to XP, quad core, 3GBram. we got it like a year and half ago! but it crashes on me, it freezes.. it kills me am getting allergic from microsoft products... or is it my luck i donno. and on the other hand i hear that MAC is hassle free and runs nice.. but i have no background.. i saw my friend running xp and vista on his MAC as well.. parallel... would Mastercam in any other way other than bootcamp run on mac?

[Jayson Kramer]

Just so you know any way you go with the Mac you still need to run Windows to run the application.

 

So like me on the Laptop I run Bootcamp and on the Desktop I run VMware or you could run Paralles but you will still be installing "Windblows"

 

But if you are thinking of buying a Mac to get away from Windows to run your applications it won't happen. I still have 7 pc workstations and a PC server along with the mac's. PC is still the strong side for what we do.