PBP with iMac

[Adrian]

I'd love a version that worked with iMac - we're multi-platformed here!
Adrian

[mackrackit]

Never used a MAC, but I use Linux most of the time.
Is there a "WINE" like program for MACS?

[dhouston]

I don't use wine (except with meals) as I have Ubuntu, Debian & Fedora running either on their own machine or as dual boot with Windows (98SE, 2000, XP) but wine is available for Linux, BSD and OSX.

• http://www.winehq.org/

[Ioannis]

OK, maybe ther compiler will be made for MacOS X, what about MPLAB? Programmers, ICSP's etc? I saw some here and there, but as all this electronics are based on PC's, I finally got my first new laptop to be a VAIO. I wanted a Power book, but the idea of facing compatibility issues made me to choose a PC. At the office I have a MacPro monster but had not the time to test it with PC programs yet. I suppose I have to install some kind of emulator or something to use both systems at the same time.

Ioannis

[mackrackit]

If WINE works with MACOSX as well as it does with LINUX then it should not be a problem.

For years I have used MPLAB and PBP on a LINUX box and PICSTART+ for the programmer with out problems.

Then a friend of mine told me about
http://www.cannasoftware.com/content/view/32/1
Now the PICKIT2 works with LINUX, the front end is not quite as nice as the software that ships with the PICKIT2, but it works well.

Now all I need a windows machine for is AutoCad

[Adrian]

Hi Dave

I have to admit I had never heard of WINE before but a google search reveals that someone has got it working on Mac OS X. I will look into it further. I have run PCs for years but having done a 'lateral arabesque' onto a Mac in the last year there's no looking back for me. I rate them very highly. I'm also not keen to run Windows software under Mac which is possible. It's interesting that the only problems I've ever had with Mac is using Word for Mac and Excel for Mac. other than that it is a faultless machine. Only problem of course is that I need a PC for programming so Mac stays in study and PCs are in the workshop for programming and other workshop duties!

Thanks for info...


Adrian

[rtsandiego]

Would love to have OS X support! I use Picbasic on my mac using Bootcamp which works ok but do most of my work using a Mac, so it would be more convenient to stay in OS X mode.

[RFEFX]

Yeah, i never thought of porting the PBP to mac.. i am so used to working on my projects downstairs on my laptop where all my test and soldering equipment is i never thought how convenient it would be to have it in my computer room with my macs... since my PCB software is mac that is where i design. But i also run bootcamp and parallels for my IMac. parallels for quick stuff and then a hard reset to the other OS for more graphical stability.

i could move all my equipment upstairs if PBP and my programmers were ported to Mac OSX.... one can only dream.

[PJALM]

To successfully install and use PBP with OSX you have 2 options that work great.


1. Download and use <a href="http://www.codeweavers.com/products/"> Crossover </a>

2. Download and use <a href="http://wineskin.doh123.com/Information.html"> Wine Skin 2.0 </a>

For Crossover I have submitted the instructions to their web database so just do a search for MicroCode Studio.

For Wine Skin, download and run the provided application to create a blank wrapper and use the provided utility to install MPLAB, PBP 2.60a and MicroCode Studio 4.0. Once completed run the winetricks tool and set windows version to Windows 7.

[PJALM]

I am uploading my Wrapper without PBP so you can download it and use it. Just copy your PBP folder to the PBP folder inside the wrapper and you are good to go

If you have any questions just ask.

<a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17870319/MicroCode%20Studio.zip"> Download here </a>