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Date/Time: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:58:03 +0000
[User Discussion] - Has anyone used Parallels to run SC on an Intel MacBook Pro?
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| [2021-05-28 18:17:09] |
| User203781 - Posts: 55 |
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My Windows machine just died, and I would rather not buy another if I can run SC on my laptop with an external monitor. Works beautifully except for two problems: "Synchronize charts" doesn't respond to a click, either with the trackpad or with a USB mouse. All the other menu options seem to function normally. Clicking or right-clicking either column of the chart DOM opens the trade immediately. Reviewed the SC manual to make sure. DOM trading is set up properly. Has anyone done this successfully? I'd appreciate any advice (other than buy a new Windows machine; I can figure that out myself.) Many thanks. |
| [2021-05-28 18:57:28] |
| 58LesPaul - Posts: 429 |
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I'm running SC on a Mac with Parallels. I have a 2015 Mac with 8 mb RAM. My Mac was starting to run slow before I installed Parallels and Windows. But it worked great at first for 3 or 4 months. Occassionally I'll have issues when I reboot my Mac, I had to reboot 3 or 4 times last time to get Windows to run right but it is now runnning good. Also anytime I minimize Parallels to do something with my Mac, when I go back I have to change the screen resolution. If your Macbook Pro has plenty of memory it should be fine. Not sure whether it will work on the new Mac's with the M1 processor though. I would prefer using CodeWeaver Crossover where you don't have to install the whole Windows program. |
| [2021-05-28 19:31:16] |
| User203781 - Posts: 55 |
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This is a mid-2015 model with 16 GB, so I don't think the problem is hardware. It's interesting that you have had issues with screen resolution. Mine was fine yesterday, when I first tried using Parallels, but after a night's sleep it was convinced the external monitor was 1440 x 900 instead of 1920 x 1080. It claimed to recognize the Retina screen but treated that as 1440 x 900 as well. Rebooting solved the problem. Still can't synchronize the charts or use the DOM, and these are much bigger concerns for me. If those features work for you, I don't have a clue. Maybe I set up the DOM wrong--pretty sure not--but why "Synchronize charts" is MIA seems a whole different sort of issue. If I am still struggling tomorrow, I probably will just buy another Windows machine. Thanks for mentioning CodeWeaver Crossover. I hadn't heard about it. Will see whether it would do the job for me. |
| [2021-05-28 21:00:25] |
| User203781 - Posts: 55 |
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Final update: My problems have been resolved. They all resulted from a single setting--the idiot setting in the chair. (Well, okay, it's bad grammar and nauseatingly cute, but you get the picture.) Thanks again. |
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