Switching to Mac

rienvanham · October 21, 2022, 02:12:37 PM

Hi Mario,

Due to many reasons I am considering moving to a Mac. My simple question is: could you give any advice which application on a Mac has (almost) the same functionality as iMatch and is nearly as cheap as iMatch (I don't want to spend 1000 Euro or more).

As long as my Windows machine "lives" I'll continue using iMatch on it.

Thanks in advance,
Rien.

Jingo · October 21, 2022, 02:27:41 PM

Hi Rien - sorry to see you go over to the "other side".. but you might want to consider researching Parallels or Boot Camp on Mac so you can continue to use IMatch.. I experimented with this many moons ago when the virtual machine software wasn't nearly as robust and with a few hiccups - IMatch did run on my Mac pretty well. I can only imagine things are much more stable today... I'd recommend giving it a try!

Otherwise, I've used Photo Supreme (IdImager) in the past and though different than IMatch in many ways - I can recommend the product (also from a small development team).

Mario · October 21, 2022, 02:29:45 PM

I don't think there is currently anything that can run Intel software on modern M1/2 Macs. Apple has burned all bridges.

rienvanham · October 21, 2022, 03:41:43 PM

Hi Jingo, I think that Mario's answer is clear enough: no Windows running on a Mac with M2 (which I want to buy).

I have currently totally no knowledge or experience with a Mac so that's of the cons to don't do it but there are (for me) many pro's.

Thanks Jingo and Mario!

RainerG · October 21, 2022, 04:12:01 PM

Parallels website says that Intel-Apps run on M-Series !!!!!!!
(i wonder why)

https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/whats-new/

Work Smarter
Run classic Intel-based (x86) Windows apps on your M series Mac. With more than 200,000 Windows-only apps supported, we have you covered.

https://www.parallels.com/products/desktop/
Ultimate Flexinility
Works with Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and 7, Linux, macOS*, and more. No more having to choose between PC or Mac.

Tveloso · October 21, 2022, 04:16:01 PM

It looks like there's also a VirtualBox Beta available:

https://www.oracle.com/virtualization/technologies/vm/downloads/virtualbox-downloads.html

Jingo · October 22, 2022, 01:48:13 PM

Quote from: rienvanham on October 21, 2022, 03:41:43 PMHi Jingo, I think that Mario's answer is clear enough: no Windows running on a Mac with M2 (which I want to buy).

I have currently totally no knowledge or experience with a Mac so that's of the cons to don't do it but there are (for me) many pro's.

Thanks Jingo and Mario!

As mentioned above - this was fixed and confirmed to be working again so its worth a try if moving to MAC is your final option. Good luck!

rienvanham · October 22, 2022, 07:11:35 PM

Thank you Jingo! I will try it as soon as I bought the Mac.

Cheers, Rien.

Mario · October 22, 2022, 07:20:05 PM

Quote from: Jingo on October 22, 2022, 01:48:13 PM
Quote from: rienvanham on October 21, 2022, 03:41:43 PMHi Jingo, I think that Mario's answer is clear enough: no Windows running on a Mac with M2 (which I want to buy).

I have currently totally no knowledge or experience with a Mac so that's of the cons to don't do it but there are (for me) many pro's.

Thanks Jingo and Mario!
As mentioned above - this was fixed and confirmed to be working again so its worth a try if moving to MAC is your final option. Good luck!

I thought only the ARM Version of Windows (not compatible with IMatch) can be run on the M1/M2 Macs. Not sure if VirtualBox can simulate an Intel CPU on M1 chips. If they can, great. Same for Parallels.