Re: XY on a Mac

[Lisa Kleinholz lkleinholz@xxxxxxxx]

To be clear, I tried Parallels with a DOS setup only. Perhaps a Windows setup would be better. I didn't want to go that route as I prefer Xy4 under DOS and don't need any Windows programs.

As for the keyboard issues, they are simple to solve. For the Mac, look under hardware, keyboard
& mouse, under System Preferences. For DosBox there is a "keymapper" (available
pressing CTR-F12). The mounting procedure, as my computer guy set it up, is as easy as a click of
the mouse. I keep DOSBOX mounted. The only time I have to redo is when I fully restart the computer,
every month or so, or when new software updates require.

That said, I don't want to oversell DosBox, as I use it infrequently. However, it has saved me at
times when I've had to work in Xy while on the road. I've backed up simply by e-mailing myself files
intermittently. So far though, no disasters.

--- On Wed, 7/30/08, Philip Friedman  wrote:
From: Philip Friedman 
Subject: Re: XY on a Mac
To: xywrite@xxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 12:53 PM

flash wrote

>I am running OSX 10.3.9, for which Virtual PC running w2k (simulated
>environment) was then available; Virtual PC has been superceded by
>Parallels for OSX 10.4. and later. Virtual PC runs very stabily.

Just to be clear: you're saying that VPC won't run on OSX 10.4 and
later? Given Lisa's problems with Parallels, this doesn't sound like
good news.
Philip