[Ham-Mac] Airmail

[Jonathan Thawley]

I recommend boot camp partition and then if you need to run windows inside
mac you can do so using, parallels and just direct it to the boot camp
partition.
On Sep 17, 2012 6:34 PM, "John T. Barr" <w6jtb at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Group:
>
> On my current MacBook I use BootCamp and Windows Vista Home edition to run
> Airmail software for connecting
> to the Winlink amateur radio network and it runs great. This is all for
> just one Windows program and that's it.
>
> So now, I just bought a new MacBook Air and with it came the latest
> edition of Parallels.
>
> So the question to the group is does anyone currently use this emulation
> for Window 7 and how does it work with a Keyspan
> 4 port USB-serial adapter? I have one port going to my Yaesu FT 100D, one
> port to the SCS Pactor III modem, one port for GPS position
> info and one port for an AIS receiver input to a navigational program on
> my boat.
>
> Is Parallels worth using or is BookCamp still the best?
>
> Any idea if Windows 7 drivers are available for the Keyspan device and Mac
> OSX Lion drivers as well?
>
> I will research this tomorrow when I have time but if anyone knows right
> off the top please let me know.
>
> And for that matter is any Mac developer working to port Airmail over to
> "our" OS?
>
> I hate to add Windows for one amateur radio program but I must!
>
>
> Thanks and 73, John, W6JTB
>
>
> John T. Barr
> PO Box 652
> Stuart, FL 34995-0652
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