Apple Safari Browser now for PC

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Originally Posted by incisor

i make my living with 90% winbloze, 8% mac, 2% others these days and i use mac at home and bsd on my servers as they do what i need bar 2 programs. i use boot camp on the mac for those two at the moment. Rave and oziexplorer and i am about to try crossover to see if they will run in the mac side...

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I would have moved to Mac or one of the Linux variants at home long ago if there was support for a few (essential) and little known apps I use and need.

All the big stuff is fine these days, but most vendors writing things like GPS support programs, ballistics program,s for my shooting, and other similar things will never do anything more than Windoze.

For non-performace critical stuff, why can't they just write it in Java to be OS independent?! :(

I have a free copy of Vista with my MS Action Pack subscription, and I haven't even bothered installing it months after I got it...says it all really. And I've been an NT fan since v3.1, and a Windwos user since v2.0! They have so lost the plot with their bloatware of late it's not funny...

I haven't even rebuilt my home SBS/Exchange server since it trashed itself in the shipping when we emigrated, and I think I'm actually going to go and have a play with the IBM stuff now....

I know a Mac can run Windows as a dual boot, or in a full Windows emulator, but is there anythign that can emulate enough of Windows to keep very simple, little apps happy on a per-app basis, without the overhead of a full virtual machine? Things like a simple GPS or Ballistics program which doesn't need multimedia, directx or any of the other heavyweight subsystems? If yes, I'll be off a for a Mac tomorrow. :)

crossover or parallels are two programs that will do most non intensive windoze apps... .

there is a free mac proggy to read oziexplorer files but i havent been able to find it, but i havent looked to hard yet.

you best go see an apple dealer :P

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Originally Posted by incisor

crossover or parallels are two programs that will do most non intensive windoze apps... .

you best go see an apple dealer :P

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That will be second on the list after finding a friendly apple owner who uses either of the above and will quickly see if my ballistics stuff will install and run...otherwise, a v expensive toy! ;)

I use Crossover Mac on a 17" iMac Core Duo (previously a user of it under Linux). It has no problems with MS Office and I have successfully test-played one of my Windows (Valve / Steam) games on it although it was a little slow. If your software is CPU or GPU heavy and speed is critical (like my action game!) then you would be better off with boot camp or sticking with Windows.

Otherwise I live in Darlington so if that's convenient and you want to try your ballistics app out on the machine then PM me.

One advantage of Crossover over Parallels is that you don't need a Windows licence as it simply mimics the APIs.

Chris

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Originally Posted by LoveMyV8County

Otherwise I live in Darlington so if that's convenient and you want to try your ballistics app out on the machine then PM me.

Chris

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Cheers you will have a PM! :)

Dave,
Keep us posted on the Oziexplorer for Mac.
I am running it on parallels at the moment but i am still unsuccessfull at getting the GPS to talk to is via a serial to usb interface.

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Originally Posted by stusgonesailing

Dave,
Keep us posted on the Oziexplorer for Mac.
I am running it on parallels at the moment but i am still unsuccessfull at getting the GPS to talk to is via a serial to usb interface.

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it isnt a clone of oziexplorer, it is like a GIS program that will use ozi files eg track log files etc.

it is supposedly very good at doing 3d profiles and rendering.

i had a copy at one stage but lost it beofre installing it when i lent my external drive to customer to help him out and he bounced it off the deck.. wasnt happy :P

and oldfarts memory has kicked in and i cant even remember its name...

A quote from <www.apple.com>

Safari for Windows Public Beta Downloads Top 1 Million in First 48 Hours
In the first 48 hours of availability, customers downloaded more than 1 million copies of the Safari for Windows public beta. Safari 3, the world’s fastest and easiest-to use web browser, supports all modern Internet standards including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SVG and Java. It’s available as a free download at www.apple.com/safari/.



if you're interested....

been using Safari for many years, works for me, as I'm on macs....

cheers, GQ

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Originally Posted by Quiggers

if you're interested....

been using Safari for many years, works for me, as I'm on macs....

cheers, GQ

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Bit buggy on Windows still, I'm finding. But way faster than IE7 bloatware

I realise it is still beta... and I do actually quite like it..


But good to see the vunerabilities coming out already!..:twisted:

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/2192

Mark