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My System: Technomate 6800 HD. Motorised 88 cm dish Installed by Robbo Mac computers |
I have a good basic system but am snookered from experimenting by my computers being Apple. Everything available appears to be M.soft based. Programers use for example. (I think) I don't want to add Windows to my system. If I had a Linux based system I could load the relevant software on to a Mac. Am I on the right track? Would such a receiver 'even out' the problem as at present or am I, as an elderly newbie, entering a minefield?. Also; Which is the best open source software to use for the purpose. TIA | ||
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My System: DM 600-S, AB IPBox 9000HD, Moteck SG2100, Fracarro Penta 85 dish, + some puters | I'm not quite sure what you are asking here.
If you want to run windows applications you could install a virtual machine application on the Mac (VirtualBox is available for mac) Builld a VM with the software and install Windowz on the VM. You can then run Windowz (or Linux or whatever you want) as a guest operating system on the mac.
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My System: TM6800HD, TM1000, TM600 Linux,TM5200, TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish + Fortec 85cm. Meter=Satlook Micro+G2 NIT | The trouble is, that wouldn't be the half of it. I was playing with a Linux receiver only yesterday for the first time ever. If you struggle with the Technomate, a Linux job is going to be a darn sight worse. Besides, the operating system of the target processor is irrelavant really, it is the tools required on the host end that are important, as the communication between such things is made by standard protocols/peripherals., USB,Ethernet,RS232 etc. | ||
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| The Following User Says Thank You to Robbo For This Useful Post: | aileen (02-12-2008) |
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My System: TM6800HD, TM1000, TM600 Linux,TM5200, TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish + Fortec 85cm. Meter=Satlook Micro+G2 NIT | On the other hand, if you got a Linux receiver you wouldn't need to worry about what to watch on telly, as the receiver itself would keep you occupied for long enough. I'm considering getting one for myself now, after having a brief encounter with one. | ||
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Blog Entries: 1 My System: Triple Dragon with HDD/USB stick, Dreambox 8000, Humax HDCI2000, Echostar AD3000ip & SR8700, Aston Simba, RSD ODM300. Swedish Microwave 1.2 Motorised dish / Invacom C120 twin LNB driven by the AD3000. 3 other fixed dishes.  Fighting the evil 3 Dragons under the Don Quixote banner,Sir Llew persevered where others failed | They're a piece of cake - but a piece you'll be eating for a good few weeks Llew | ||
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