[amayausers] Re: Amaya - Mac users
- From: "Jeff Banks" <banksje@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:30:37 -0600
Hi Dana,
I definitely would like to hear how it goes. DesignShop might run if the
Dongle gets recognized. The Dongle is made by Rainbow which is now Safenet
Inc.
You can get their latest Driver for the Sentinel SuperPro which is the type
of Dongle Melco uses at http://c3.safenet-inc.com/Downloads.asp. There is a
Medic program that is supposed to help troubleshoot it and the latest
drivers for. This page has some information about drivers and the platforms
for them that may help you. http://c3.safenet-inc.com/ESC.asp
Let me know how it goes.
Jeff Banks
Melco Embroidery Systems
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ram Printing and Promotions Inc" <ramprinting@xxxxxxx>
To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 9:33 AM
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Amaya - Mac users
Jeff,
I have just ordered 2 more machines bringing the total to 5. I will have 4
at a remote location from the other one and there is a mac there. I am
going to try the usb dongle for Design Shop on my mac g5 running virtual pc.
Currently I am running Melco Letera seamlessly on the virtual pc side of my
mac. Letera does not use any security measures such as a dongle though.
Since a mac does not come with a serial port anymore I will have to use the
USB version of the dongle.
I will keep you posted on how the testing goes. I have high hopes as for
about 7 months I have been running graphics software that is soley IBM on my
mac seamlessly.
I should start testing next week sometime and I'll let you know from there.
If the testing goes well it may be a new avenue that Melco can persue and
confirm the testing for theirselves. If it works well then maybe I should
be on the Melco payroll ....he he
Dana @
Ram Printing & Promotions Inc.
(780) 875-5073
www.ramprinting.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Banks <banksje@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, July 22, 2005 8:38 pm
Subject: [amayausers] Re: Amaya - Mac users
> I bet if the MAC user base increased it would be considered to
> perhaps offer
> both PC and MAC versions. But when the MAC personal computer base
> is only
> somewhere about 12 to 16 percent of the personal computer
> population, and
> the actual Embroidery software audience is so small, the cost
> justification
> to develop MAC versions of the software will probably never become
> a
> reality. One thing I have been reading is that the MAC sales have
> increased
> dramatically due to the IPod and associated stuff with it. Also
> the fact the
> MAC is basically Virus, Spyware and Malware free it is becoming
> more and
> more popular. The fact is though, that when the user base is so
> small
> compared to the PC, a company looking to target the largest
> audience
> possible with products that use a personal computer is going to go
> with a PC
> to get the biggest return from the investment in development. Its
> just good
> business sense.
>
> I am not sure how easy it would be, even with the cross
> compilers. There
> are 3rd party drivers and modules used in the Melco software. The
> Dongle
> Driver, (which states it is cross platform compatible, but no
> testing by
> Melco as far as I know), the floppy drive driver used so the
> software can
> read and write non-Dos disk formats such as the older Melco
> format, Barudan
> etc., the Ethernet Driver which does NOT use the Windows
> networking in
> anyway, and others. So, I am pretty sure it would be a big and
> costly
> project to do, along with the added costs to all production
> aspects of it
> such as testing etc. Not sure the target audience is big enough to
> justify
> the expense to do it?
>
> Just some of my thoughts on it...
>
> Jeff Banks
> Melco Embroidery Systems
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Iris Embroidery" <irisembroidery@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 4:07 PM
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Amaya - Mac users
>
>
> I am sure they can do that. From what I have heard, Amaya and
> DS software
> was built off of Microsoft C++ and MFC. Microsoft had cross
> compilers which
> compile it into Mac OS software. I have designed and built for
> both systems
> using the cross compilers. Or if they are port their software to
> java.....it eliminates dependency. Still need to be QA'ed on both
> platforms.
>
>
>
>
>
> Probably they might just do it for MAC lovers like you. But it is
> possibleto do it.
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Veena.
>
> IRIS EMBROIDERY
> www.companycasuals.com/IrisEmbroidery
> (510)-226-6171
>
> _____
>
> From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of DLCompton@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 2:16 PM
> To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Amaya - Mac users
>
>
>
> Same here.....I would LOVE the Amaya to run off a Mac OS system!!!!
>
>
>
> Using PCs only 'cause I have to. :-(
>
>
>
> Dorothy Compton
> Bee Embroidered
> www.BeeEmbroidered.com <" target="l">http://www.beeembroidered.com/>
> (916) 635-7467
> Rancho Cordova, CA
>
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 7/22/2005 2:03:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> ramprinting@xxxxxxx writes:
>
> Roland,
>
> I would like to say hello to a fellow mac user. Until i got my
> embroiderymachines that only run ibm i was soley mac. I have 5 G5
> dual processors and
> love them. Not too many mac people out there so I just wanted to
> say hi
>
>
>
> Dana @
> Ram Printing & Promotions Inc.
> (780) 875-5073
> www.ramprinting.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Friday, July 22, 2005 2:54 pm
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Cataloging and Printing Designs
>
> > Is there a pdf file on these designs? The computer running my Amaya
> > is the
> > only PC in my shop-everything else is Mac so there is no
> printer, web,
> > anything hooked up to designshop so no way to print out of it. If
> > there is a
> > pdf file I can bring it to my mac and print from there...I didn't
> > realizethere were other designs in the program either!
> > Roland
>
>
>
>
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