Thanks Erik for the recommended specs. Also thanks for the advice re virtual testing. I have used parallels in the past on an earlier Mac with Windows 7, I will have to check if my Parallels licence is still good.
Regards, Martin Koob > On Oct 3, 2019, at 2:03 PM, Erik Beugelaar via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > I would advise this hardware: > > - LGA 1152 motherboard (with PCIe ports) > - Intel i5 processor > - 8GB RAM or more > - 256GB SSD or better 256GB M.2 NVMe if supported by your Mac > > OR use VM's (which I am using on a 32GB Mac machine): > > - Expand your current RAM in your Mac to at least 16GB or more if possible > - Replace all mechanical HDD's with SATA SSD or even better M.2 NVMe SSD > (minimum 512GB) > - Use Parallels Desktop > > Just my 2 cents... > > On 03/10/2019, 19:49, "use-livecode on behalf of Martin Koob via > use-livecode" <use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com on behalf of > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Hi > > I need to buy a new desktop PC to be used for LiveCode development > including using the new camera control and the player as I am working on a > cross platform application for Mac and Windows. > > I have been developing the application on on a Mac to this point but need > to have the PC for testing and debugging in a Windows environment. > > Being a Mac guy I am not sure what I should look for in a PC— processor, > speed, RAM, etc. I bought a cheap desktop PC, an Acer AXC-230 a year or so > ago for that purpose but that is painfully slow. So I don’t want to make that > mistake again. > > With the comments on speed problems on Windows in the earlier thread I > don’t want to get something underpowered. > > Any suggestions? What are people using? > > Thanks in advance. > > Martin Koob > > Sent from my iPhone > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
