Job Control on Mac

[Gary Hair]

Does anyone currently use Job Control X on a Mac? I'm contemplating buying a Mac but won't unless I can run the Trotec and DCS printer with it either directly or using parallels. I don't want something that "works ok", it's pretty flawless now on Windows 10 and I'd like to keep it that way.

[Mike Null]

Gary

I don't use my MacBook Pro to run any of my equipment and didn't intend to when I bought it but I am generally disappointed with my purchase decision. I bought it to let me do artwork and photo editing with Corel while ogling tv in the den but I've run into so many conflicting opinions of Bootcamp and parallels that I am currently using it only for internet browsing. Had I stuck with a Windows machine I would have been well on my way to positive output.

[Chris J Anderson]

I've been using a macbook retina pro for bout 4 years now (since they were released). I run windows 8 inside VMware Fusion. Windows runs very nicely, and I use corel 6. I use job control (need to check version) on the mac and it works fine.
The retina screen is awesome.
The other nice thing is having the mac "time machine" backup which is standard on the mac. Because windows is just a file virtual machine, it is completely backed up each time i connect my 2tb backup drive.

I'm happy to give you more info if you are interested.

Sorry but I know zero about parallels or bootcamp.

Running mac and windows simulateously is easy as is copying / pasting betwen them etc.

Mac system for partial quick screenshots for artwork samlles etc is awesome.

You have nothing to fear using a mac / vmware fusion / windows / corel / job control.

The only thing that doesnt run nice on my mac is gravostyle which is carp program anyway.

Hope that helped...
Cheers, Chris

[Sam Rodriguez]

or using parallels. I don't want something that "works ok", it's pretty flawless now on Windows 10 and I'd like to keep it that way.

Gary , I have done more than I can count upgrades / system transitions using Parallels on a Mac. What I can say its it in many cases runs even better then on a PC. I would not even hesitate to run Parallels on a Mac. I give it a 100 on the 100 scale. it really does work great Go for it. feel free to contact me for any insights. ~Sam (No, I do not work for Parallels or Apple. Im self employed engineer and It consultant. :) )

[Gary Hair]

Thanks for all the replies! I haven't decided what I'm going to do yet, but at least I have a pretty good chance of it working! Even if it doesn't work, my wife needs a new computer and was going to buy an iMac anyway so I would just wipe it clean and reinstall the os and make it hers.

[Neville Stewart]

I ran my 3D design SW on a MacBook using parallels and it was more stable than Windows native on a pc. Now running a Windows only on a Mac with VMware, and I'd have to say it even runs better than Parallels. And amusing sidenote, got a virus on the window side and I erased it reinstalled and was back up in 30 mins. Mac never blinked.

[Chris J Anderson]

I ran my 3D design SW on a MacBook using parallels and it was more stable than Windows native on a pc. Now running a Windows only on a Mac with VMware, and I'd have to say it even runs better than Parallels. And amusing sidenote, got a virus on the window side and I erased it reinstalled and was back up in 30 mins. Mac never blinked.

Thats the beauty of running a virtual machine. Plus the mac backup system makes it all so easy.

[Keith Outten]

I have been running Parallels on my iMac for a couple months now with Windows 7 installed. Both Corel Draw and Vectric Aspire run great, not one problem so far.

[Martin James]

Prallels works just fine. Just remember if you upgrade the mac you need to upgrade parallels as well.
I have been on the mac since 93 and have never used or needed a firewall or virus protection. The windows partition is not connnected to the web.
copy paste from mac to win.
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