Macintosh Support

[old] pduck · Post by **[old] pduck** » September 16th, 2004, 9:49 pm

I hereby request that your monitors support the Macintosh operating system. I thank you.

[old] michaelb · Post by **[old] michaelb** » September 17th, 2004, 11:29 am

I agree. But to be realistic, I don't think we can expect C2 to much of anything on this front. For some reason, their computer support even for windows is very lacking (how long to update the PM; how limited erow was, etc). C2 has given up developing internet support or erow, turning it over to rowpro. I do remember a post on the UK forum about someone who had developed some app for Os X and the PM2+. I have a PM3, so I never f/u with that post. He was talking about support some kind of internet racing fx too. I decided to just pick up a junk pc (I ended up using one I saw we were throwing away at work) and am now running rowpro, which is really nice. My mac is not next to my rowing machine, so you sort of need an extra rowing dedicated computer anyway (unless you have a laptop).

[old] ribot · Post by **[old] ribot** » October 3rd, 2004, 2:24 pm

i too would like to see Mac OS X support... .. or possibly just a java / native wrapper. I'd then be willing to create a nice little OS X app. I'd appreciate any feedback.

[old] c2scott · Post by **[old] c2scott** » October 4th, 2004, 10:47 am

See: <a href='http://concept2.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=380' target='_blank'>http://concept2.ipbhost.com/index.php?s ... So, how Java getting along with USB? Last I knew not too well (but then I haven't looked recently...) -- Scott

[old] GeorgePalmer · Post by **[old] GeorgePalmer** » October 9th, 2004, 3:18 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE </td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>I do remember a post on the UK forum about someone who had developed some app for Os X and the PM2+. I have a PM3, so I never f/u with that post. He was talking about support some kind of internet racing fx too. </td></tr></table> Yeah that post was me. If anyone has a MAC or Linux box with a PM2+, then email me and we'll see if we can get a copy of the software I created working (written in Java and tested on Windows, so shouldn't be too much of an issue). It was originally part of an undergrad project, and I had plans to expand it to include PM3 support and many other features. However I'm now unsure with RowPro as they already have an exisiting customer base. Also I'm unsure how many others are trying to get in on the market.

[old] ribot · Post by **[old] ribot** » October 10th, 2004, 8:24 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (GeorgePalmer @ Oct 9 2004, 02:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> Yeah that post was me. If anyone has a MAC or Linux box with a PM2+, then email me and we'll see if we can get a copy of the software I created working (written in Java and tested on Windows, so shouldn't be too much of an issue). It was originally part of an undergrad project, and I had plans to expand it to include PM3 support and many other features. However I'm now unsure with RowPro as they already have an exisiting customer base. Also I'm unsure how many others are trying to get in on the market.  </td></tr></table> Hi George, I have an Apple and I should be receiving my new rowing machine this week. I'd be very interested in getting a copy of your software to test. Could you give a quick overview of the inner workings of your interface and if there is any documentation or a copy of your dissertation - that would be great. What kind of internal amendments would need to be made to include support for the PM3? Hope to hear from you soon! Regards, ribot

[old] maf · Post by **[old] maf** » October 31st, 2004, 2:10 am

Hi. It seems a lot of the software is written using VB or .NET - Are the developers aware of Mono? Mono is an open source implementation of the .NET framework that runs on Win32, Mac OSX and Linux. It is still relatively young, but it has recently passed the v1.0 milestone. More information is available at <a href='http://www.mono-project.com/about/index.html' target='_blank'>http://www.mono-project.com/about/index ... br> I'd love to be able to row on OSX or Linux... Regards, Michael

[old] GeorgePalmer · Post by **[old] GeorgePalmer** » November 10th, 2004, 5:16 pm

I'm getting there for the PM2+. Check out www.rowtheboat.com for the latest builds. MAC is almost done, Linux will be along soon.

[old] richardwestcott · Post by **[old] richardwestcott** » April 12th, 2005, 10:19 pm

do you have any news (or if at all) for when the PM3 can be used in OS X? i have visited the web site you mentioned (rowtheboat) but the last update was a while ago?

[old] mlyons · Post by **[old] mlyons** » April 14th, 2005, 11:34 am

I'm wondering what versions of the Mac OS people interested in using for communicating with the PM3?

[old] michaelb · Post by **[old] michaelb** » April 14th, 2005, 12:52 pm

Os X obviously would be the first choice (as a carbon or cocoa application). If you are wondering which version, I would start with 10.3 or even 10.4. But if there is some reason why you need to do this for Os 9 only, I have an old imac that is Os 9 bootable.

[old] mlyons · Post by **[old] mlyons** » April 14th, 2005, 1:02 pm

Can anyone think of a reason to go back any earlier than 10.2?

[old] haboustak · Post by **[old] haboustak** » April 14th, 2005, 1:32 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'>QUOTE(mlyons @ Apr 14 2005, 12:02 PM)</div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>Can anyone think of a reason to go back any earlier than 10.2? </td></tr></table> 10.1 was the last free upgrade release of OS X. I think support for 10.1 would be ideal for the people who paid for OS X, but don't want to shell out $100 for all of those OS upgrades. I think you'll find a lot of users out there running 10.1 and holding on to their extra money until the landscape settles a bit. For my purposes, that's enough to make me want my Mac software to be 10.1 compatible. As far as I know, IOHIDOutputTransactionInterface and IOHIDQueueInterface were available on OS 10.0 and haven't changed since then. So if you end up using that method (it's the method I use) -- hopefully they'll work fine without adjustments. In my opinion OS 9 support isn't really necessary at this point. I'm pretty sure "HID Manager" isn't part of CarbonLib on MacOS Classic, so it's not going to come for free. Mike

[old] John 'SugarBoy' Foy · Post by **[old] John 'SugarBoy' Foy** » May 21st, 2005, 5:02 pm

OOPPS..THOUGHT THIS THREAD WAS ABOUT COATS!

[old] Tyn · Post by **[old] Tyn** » January 12th, 2006, 8:43 am

Hi Macies I hope you get this!! Haven't installed the C2 software, because of lack of a Windowthing! But it's good news that it is there! other good news for you Macies! Googleearth for Mac!! Hope I get the waypoints for the Eh!team! Row on! Tyn