software for Mac?

JulieC · Post by **JulieC** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:53 am

Hi. I'm about to leave for my MD visit to get my CPAP prescribed. A question... if indeed the insurance would okay it, does anyone know if companies make software for the Mac? If not, it's not worth my while (unless of course I want to look at the stats at my work computer...)

Thanks
Julie

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:10 am

Very seldom will Insurance, pay for the software, just as hard is to find any for Mac. Whoever it is a nice addition for your treatment, well worth the cost, as long as you get the right machine and software. Someone here got Encore Pro to run on a different kind of computer, I don't remember if it was a Mac, so we can't say it can't be done.

Maybe you can find that thread in the forum. Jim

GoofyUT · Post by **GoofyUT** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 11:00 am

I also run a G4 TiBook at home, and I have Virtual PC. Apparently Encore Pro and My Encore will run fine using Virtual PC, but it WON'T recognize the card reader, and the card reader's drivers won't install.

I don't know about Intel based Macs or whether it'll run on Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac using Bootcamp. I suspect that it will, but I also suspect that the card reader problem will be the same.

Chuck

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:29 pm

[quote="JulieC"]Hi. I'm about to leave for my MD visit to get my CPAP prescribed. A question... if indeed the insurance would okay it, does anyone know if companies make software for the Mac? If not, it's not worth my while (unless of course I want to look at the stats at my work computer...)

Thanks
Julie

JulieC · Post by **JulieC** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 6:09 pm

Thanks to all for your input. It turns out that I got my machine today (on a rent-to-buy basis), and decided not to worry about the software issue for now. This whole thing is a little overwhelming and I think the first thing I need to do is get acclimated to the machine!

I appreciate your comments. Down the line it's probably something I'll revisit.

Julie

nomad · Post by **nomad** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:20 am

I found this in the July edition of Popular Mechanics (page 36)...

http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

Basically, from what I can tell, it's a program (still in beta) that requires you to partition your hard drive (the new Intel Core Duo chips only) and will allow you to chose wether you want to operate your computer as a Mac or as Windows (XP).

I hope this will allow me to run some of those "Windows only" programs that I had to give up when we got our Mac. If this does work, we'll have the best of both worlds.

I'm still debating wether or not I want to be a guinea pig and download the beta version or if I want to wait until they get all the bugs out. But, even in beta, most Mac programs are still superior to officially released Windows programs.

JulieC · Post by **JulieC** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:28 am

Well... I bought my iMac a month or two before they came out with the Intel version! If you have one of the new ones, get Boot Camp. Everything I've read says it's a go. Of course, you'll also have to buy Windows.

blarg · Post by **blarg** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:15 pm

GoofyUT wrote:I don't know about Intel based Macs or whether it'll run on Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac using Bootcamp. I suspect that it will, but I also suspect that the card reader problem will be the same.

For posterity's sake:

Since bootcamp allows windows to run directly on the hardware, Encore works just fine, including the card reader. I have it installed on Windows XP SP2 on my Mac Book Pro.

telly · Post by **telly** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:18 pm

blarg wrote:
GoofyUT wrote:I don't know about Intel based Macs or whether it'll run on Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac using Bootcamp. I suspect that it will, but I also suspect that the card reader problem will be the same.
For posterity's sake:

Since bootcamp allows windows to run directly on the hardware, Encore works just fine, including the card reader. I have it installed on Windows XP SP2 on my Mac Book Pro.

blarg,
I run one of the new Intel Core2 Duo iMacs. Great Machine!

Boot Camp is OK, but even better is "Parallels", which allows you to run XP on your Mac w/o re-booting. It's very alike switching users in OS X. IOW, the interface "cube-spins" into XP. VERY COOL. And it's not too expensive, like $79 bones. However, yes, you do need to buy a copy of XP, which I got at Fry's for a few Benjamins. 4 1/2 stars from macworld.

http://www.parallels.com/

This is coming from a Cupertino Native who has actually worked at the big "A" on doing some tech-writing and QA engineering. BTW, yes, I am a mac head, so PM me if you have any Q's on anything Mac.

I just can't code like you can Blarg. Dude, that's impressive. I am so looking forward to seeing what you can do for us die hard mac nerds.

blarg · Post by **blarg** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:24 pm

telly wrote:Boot Camp is OK, but even better is "Parallels"

I use Parallels to run Linux. The reason I boot into Windows is so I can game. Parallels is awesome.

RichCMH · Post by **RichCMH** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 3:38 pm

Parallels is an emulator which would run Windows software slower than if you're running XP natively with BootCamp.

I just installed XP SP2 on my new iMac to use the ResMed software and I made sure I only used bare minimum 11gb HD space.

JimW · Post by **JimW** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:57 pm

JulieC wrote:It turns out that I got my machine today (on a rent-to-buy basis), and decided not to worry about the software issue for now. ...I appreciate your comments. Down the line it's probably something I'll revisit.

Julie

From the description in your machine's link, it doesn't look as if it will provide much data beyond compliance. If you are likely to be interested in your data in the future, you may want to check into a data-capable xPAP before the current one becomes yours or before you've sunk too much money into it. It's very possible, of course, that you may be perfectly satisfied with your current CPAP.

ZZZzzz · Post by **ZZZzzz** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:40 am

An APPLE a day keeps Norton Anti Virus away.

We certainly need more options for us MAC users.

The *only* problems we ever have with any of our MAC computers is when we HAVE to run Windows natively on one.

-Bev

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ezstreet · Post by **ezstreet** » Thu May 22, 2008 7:23 am

I agree with those who have said that software is an important and useful consideration for you and well worth the investment. I am a Mac user myself. I don't know what model Mac you have or what system software version you use, but there is a simple solution if you have an Intel processor Mac and System X, v.10.5 Leopard. With this combination, Apple includes a program called Boot Camp which allows you to install and run Windows or System X and to change between them. I primarily work in System X, but change to Windows XP to run Encore. I hope this helps

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