XP remote access client for OS X
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I need a PC to run Solidworks for my University course but I'm not particularly fond of the idea of shelling out for another big monitor and loosing all that deskspace. Is the remote access client for OS X going to be a viable solution or is it more like some of the VNC (which it effectively is ?) clients which have too much lag and just get on your tits?
I use it all the time but it does depend on how you need to use the PC.
Its free from Microsoft so you've nothing to lose by trying;
www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedesktopclient
Its free from Microsoft so you've nothing to lose by trying;
www.microsoft.com/mac/otherproducts/otherproducts.aspx?pid=remotedesktopclient
neil.b said:
[quote=agent006]
Good point. I assumed controlling the PC with the Mac.
Yup, that's right. I have tried Virtual PC but it doesn't emulate a decent enough graphics card to run Solidworks so it's hardware only at this point and possibly DARWINE when it works properly and the intel towers appear.
Do you find that there is ever any lag between inputs and responses on actions that would be instantaneous by directly working on a PC monitor and keyboard ?
thebluemonkey said:
[quote=agent006]
Good point. I assumed controlling the PC with the Mac.
Yup, that's right. I have tried Virtual PC but it doesn't emulate a decent enough graphics card to run Solidworks so it's hardware only at this point and possibly DARWINE when it works properly and the intel towers appear.
Do you find that there is ever any lag between inputs and responses on actions that would be instantaneous by directly working on a PC monitor and keyboard ?
Yes, slightly. But stuff that I use is not that critical. Also, I didn't realise what Solidworks was until I just checked. I think you'd have a hard time with this on the MS RDP, I don't think it would be responsive enough. Try it though, really easy to install and setup and its free.
neil.b said:
Yes, slightly. But stuff that I use is not that critical. Also, I didn't realise what Solidworks was until I just checked. I think you'd have a hard time with this on the MS RDP, I don't think it would be responsive enough. Try it though, really easy to install and setup and its free.
Cheers, will do.
mattley said:
I really can't see something like Solidworks being acceptable.
KVM Switch would probably be the best option.
Yeah, it was a bit of a long shot. Thing is that they don't seem to do any DVI dual link compatible ones that are a reasonable price, and it just doesn't seem like a particularly elegant solution. Think I may have to have a look at a few laptops too.
thebluemonkey said:
I really can't see something like Solidworks being acceptable.
KVM Switch would probably be the best option.
Yeah, it was a bit of a long shot. Thing is that they don't seem to do any DVI dual link compatible ones that are a reasonable price, and it just doesn't seem like a particularly elegant solution. Think I may have to have a look at a few laptops too.
Tell me about it. I take it you have a cinema display on the Mac? I do and bloody struggled to get a dual DVI box. However, these lot do one;
www.gefen.com/kvm/cav-switchers.jsp
I bought this one;
www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=2949
Not cheap, as you say, but properly built and does exactly what it says on the tin.
We use Gefen for quite a bit of stuff in the studios and can testify to it all being rock solid. They'll ship to the UK too, no problem.
neil.b said:
Tell me about it. I take it you have a cinema display on the Mac? I do and bloody struggled to get a dual DVI box. However, these lot do one;
www.gefen.com/kvm/cav-switchers.jsp
I bought this one;
www.gefen.com/kvm/product.jsp?prod_id=2949
Not cheap, as you say, but properly built and does exactly what it says on the tin.
We use Gefen for quite a bit of stuff in the studios and can testify to it all being rock solid. They'll ship to the UK too, no problem.
Yes, I do. Hopefully 60 inches worth at the end of the summer if nothing else comes up. I'm thinking about a decent laptop at the moment rather than a KVM. The KVM just doesn't feel like a nice solution to the problem and the difference between a capable PC and a KVM and a top of the line laptop doesn't seem great considering I can take it into the University and Art School ( where we don't have Solidworks )
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