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Submitted by d bartlett on 2010/05/02 11:14

Does anybody have any experience running IQ on a MAC Pro? I've searched the IQ database and although I understand it can supposedly be done I can't find any recent relevant info in that regard. Can IQ be loaded directly into the MAC OS, or does it have to be loaded into the Parallels Desktop environment? If loaded into the Parallels environment, how is the performance - fast or sticky or smooth or clunky - and how is ease of use on the MAC and with other concurrently loaded software? As I'm seriously considering the switch to MAC Pro, I'd appreciate hearing from anybody with any experience and thoughts to share is this regard.

thanks much

Doug Bartlett

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[quote=d bartlett]

Can IQ be loaded directly into the MAC OS, or does it have to be loaded into the Parallels Desktop environment?[/quote]

Hi Doug. The Mac OS X is a completely different operating system than the windows OS. So, unless you use a virtualization solution like Parallels Desktop, there's absolutely no chance it is going to run.

[quote=d bartlett]

If loaded into the Parallels environment, how is the performance - fast or sticky or smooth or clunky - and how is ease of use on the MAC and with other concurrently loaded software? As I'm seriously considering the switch to MAC Pro, I'd appreciate hearing from anybody with any experience and thoughts to share is this regard.

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Performance should be okay if you have enough RAM. But it won't be as fast as if it was running natively -- although parallel and VMWare seem to be much much faster then they were many years ago (First time I played with VMWare was in 2000-2001...). I wouldn't be surprised if some features like ODC / ODBC links and maybe pivot tables don't work at all... Unless you install Office in your virtualized windows.

Why do you want to switch to the Mac ? Don't like windows 7 ? IMO, loading a full OS to just run a few apps is not worth it (in terms of resources consumption -- RAM, CPU, HD). Unless one is software developer who needs to test his apps in different environments, or a scientist that really needs some very specific applications for very specific tasks. BUT... The best thing would be to try and see for yourself before committing to anything... :)

thanks for your feedback Armando. Yes, tiring of Windows would be a good way to put it, and am wondering if MAC might be a realistic switch for myself, or not, so am rooting around and asking about it on user forums, hoping for feedback on other people's experiences. I am impressed by MAC's apparent superior spped/performance and overall intuitiveness characteristics. I do have concerns about the performance of non-MAC-native programs, like IQ, from within the MAC Parallels environment, so based on your feedback will attempt to pursue that further thru the MAC store. Am also attempting to determine what it would be like to live in and engage the Windows world from within a MAC world, initial appearances are that it wouldn't be too much of a challenge. MAC native programs, or lack thereof, may end up being an issue for myself.

Doug Bartlett

[quote=d bartlett]

I am impressed by MAC's apparent superior spped/performance and overall intuitiveness characteristics. I do have concerns about the performance of non-MAC-native programs, like IQ, from within the MAC Parallels environment, so based on your feedback will attempt to pursue that further thru the MAC store. Am also attempting to determine what it would be like to live in and engage the Windows world from within a MAC world, initial appearances are that it wouldn't be too much of a challenge. MAC native programs, or lack thereof, may end up being an issue for myself.

Doug Bartlett

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This is the IQ forum, so I won't write about OS X, unless you ask for it (I have some experience with Apple products). I just hope you're not comparing Snow Leopard with vista or, worst, Windows XP (a 9 years old OS)... Are you using Windows 7 ?

Hopefully, you're not changing OS just to change OS... Windows 7 works well enough... really. My gf has been using it for a 4-5 months without one single problem -- I'm completely honest). What matters more is what you want to do with your computer, and what applications you will really need. If your answer is Final Cut Pro (maybe Photoshop... Even then... with Adobe and Apple being less then friends...), and iLife + iTunes, then... Yes Mac OS. Otherwise ??? Time Machine works well, until you need to go back a full year.

my 2¢ :)

I have a MacBook Pro and tried running IQ under Crossover (based on Wine). It fails to install at all. I've tried Ecco Pro and Treesheets and can get them to run. I'm giving serious thought to testing IQ under parallels, though.

Hi MEH,

There's one thread about Wine and IQ. Of course, this is to run IQ on Linux, but Mac should be similar.

InfoQube on Linux

User vortsg did a tremendous job writing down the procedure. Note that it doesn't work well as it is. I was going to help him with that project, but I can't at the moment. Too busy. However, anybody can try.

InfoQube on Linux via Wine

Good Luck !

It has been reported working under Parallels.

The portable version works perfectly under VMWare and I saw absolutely no slowdown (in fact, it was amazingly speedy, 2x faster than on my PC

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The portable version ... was amazingly speedy, 2x faster than on my PC

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I have the portable version running in virtual XP within Virtualbox, and it is likewise amazingly quick.

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[quote=Pierre_Admin]

The portable version ... was amazingly speedy, 2x faster than on my PC

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I have the portable version running in virtual XP within Virtualbox, and it is likewise amazingly quick.

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I have it running well on VMWare Fusion 4.

One tip is to run ClearType from inside the VM. It made a huge difference for me in terms font readability in IQ. It's on by default in Vista+, but off in Windows XP. You can turn it on by going to this link in IE from inside the VM - http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearType/tuner/tune.aspx.