I recently got myself a new mavericks mac computer. could someone advise me on how to set up KA72 and RealSpeed without having to set up a Windows section on the mac. Im a very basic pc operator and setting up a partition for only these two programs would be to hard going. Perhaps an old windows laptop might be the other option.!
To all the injured sailors out there I wish you all the best. We may be many.!

If you want to Realspeed then you will need to have Windows running on the Mac. There are a few ways to do this but if you are a basic user and don't really want to spend a bit of time learning how to do it then perhaps the old laptop is the best option.

micks,
If you want your own software on board, GPS results has a mac version, and GPSarPro runs on java so will work on any OS as long as it has up to date java.

I have had Mac's around me in the family since they were invented, and continued to use both, but I have been mainly using Windoze XP and 7 for the last 15 years. I just got a new Macbook Pro (Mavericks) though and caught up with the rest of the family!

I have GPS-Results running both in Native Mac and Windows XP in VMware. The windows version has extra features needed for analysing records and vetting tracks for errors, but for basic normal use the Mac version does all you need, especially if you are completely comfortable with MacOS.

VMware and XP actually take up surprisingly little hard drive space and it is very easy to install and run. No partitioning or other technical stuff required. So far I love it! I can flick from one to the other with a swipe of the fingers.

GPSAR-Pro runs exactly the same in both (Java) so if you can work out the quirky interface it is great!

RealSpeed only runs in Windows and works in VMware perfectly well, in fact both GPS-Results and RealSpeed seem to work faster in the Mac under emulation than they ever did in my older Lenovo R61 Windows XP system!

It's a shame that RealSpeed has not had any recent development because it does a lot of things very elegantly. For editing tracks, file format conversions and for some types of track troubleshooting analysis, it's usually the one I go to.

Overall, I would say the Windows version of GPS-Results is the most complete package right now and well worth the price, but they all have their advantages and all do the job well.

sailquik said..
I have had Mac's around me in the family since they were invented, and continued to use both, but I have been mainly using Windoze XP and 7 for the last 15 years. I just got a new Macbook Pro (Mavericks) though and caught up with the rest of the family!

I have GPS-Results running both in Native Mac and Windows XP in VMware. The windows version has extra features needed for analysing records and vetting tracks for errors, but for basic normal use the Mac version does all you need, especially if you are completely comfortable with MacOS.

VMware and XP actually take up surprisingly little hard drive space and it is very easy to install and run. No partitioning or other technical stuff required. So far I love it! I can flick from one to the other with a swipe of the fingers.

GPSAR-Pro runs exactly the same in both (Java) so if you can work out the quirky interface it is great!

RealSpeed only runs in Windows and works in VMware perfectly well, in fact both GPS-Results and RealSpeed seem to work faster in the Mac under emulation than they ever did in my older Lenovo R61 Windows XP system!

It's a shame that RealSpeed has not had any recent development because it does a lot of things very elegantly. For editing tracks, file format conversions and for some types of track troubleshooting analysis, it's usually the one I go to.

Overall, I would say the Windows version of GPS-Results is the most complete package right now and well worth the price, but they all have their advantages and all do the job well.

Thank you and all great replies. KA72 is the easiest for me and the mavericks to post on to gps team challenge . The little windows laptop hand- me-down now runs Realspeed and thanks to Mal who got me up and running once again at no extra cost. Come November I hope to be fit to resume sailing after 12 months off groin and hip strain.
regards
mick