Any MAC Users using parallels or boot camp for Encore?

[beautifuldreamer]

Just curious if anybody using a Mac Computer has installed parallels or made a partition to use boot camp to be able to use SleepyHead or Encore to read data from SD card from PAP device?

I am trying to decide which option might be more economical and efficient for me to use for that purpose?

Also, if I do use parallels or bootcamp, I will need to buy a version of bootcamp. the OEM version only allows for one installation, and I may be upgrading my Mac for a new MAC in the next Year . . .

Any insight or advice on this?

Thanks bunches

[STL Mark]

I have a MacMini with Parallels 8 and use SleepyHead Windows Version without problems. Took me awhile to figure out how to make SD card slot available under parallels. But it is working great. I'm using Windows 7 Pro for my VM.

[beautifuldreamer]

I have a MacMini with Parallels 8 and use SleepyHead Windows Version without problems. Took me awhile to figure out how to make SD card slot available under parallels. But it is working great. I'm using Windows 7 Pro for my VM.

Thanks STL Mark - did you get 32 bit or 64 bit on the Windows? I don't even know what that means- but I am using a MacBook Pro, running OS 10.8.4

[Bobby269]

I use VM fusion with Win 7 on my i mac. It has 8 Gigs of memory. When your in windows which of course is running in VM Fusion. You can also work in the mac. With the 8 Gigs of memory you don't notice or get slowed down by win or anti virus downloads.
VM Fusion can be tried for 30 days before having to pay for it.

[Julie]

Using BC and it's terrific - the transfer of stuff was so easy (tho' I no longer use Encore).

[SleepyCPAP]

Hi beautifuldreamer,

I am confused -- I'm running SleepyHead on the MacOS so I don't understand why you (or STL Mark or others) would go to the trouble of setting it up on a Mac to run under Windows? I do understand about Encore, which is "Windows-only" -- I can only use that program when I get to borrow time on a Windows machine. I think I recall trying to have Encore Viewer run under Wine on my Mac, with no success. I don't use Boot Camp or Parallels, so can't chime in on that.

--SleepyCPAP

[kaiasgram]

Since SleepyHead has a Mac version I just use that. But when I bought my CMS-50F oximeter last year I researched how to run Windows on a Mac because the oximeter software doesn't have a Mac version. At the time I figured out that the cost of buying a cheap pc netbook was actually less than the cost of buying Parallels plus Windows for my Mac.

[Pugsy]

OP has a new PR S1 model 760 and even with the Patch file the Mac version doesn't work for her machine. It has been tried but doesn't work.

[kaiasgram]

OP has a new PR S1 model 760 and even with the Patch file the Mac version doesn't work for her machine. It has been tried but doesn't work.

Oh, ok thanks Pugs.

[Gparr]

If one does a little research...it will show that a Mac is the best and most reliable computer to run Windows.

[beautifuldreamer]

Thanks all
(Thanks Pugsy for explaining my situation).

After researching prices and such, I was able to run around to a couple of different electronic stores to purchase Parallels and Windows 7 (64 bit) Premium Home version At a meeting now, and will try installing everything later tonight