Bradley Clements 1275828 Posted December 18, 2013 at 10:38 PM Posted December 18, 2013 at 10:38 PM Hello! I am a newbie here at this point. I haven't downloaded the software or anything I need besides teamspeak yet because I just recently took the initial quiz. I have a macbook pro 2011. I was wondering: for all of the programs we use - are there mac versions available anywhere? if not, is bootcamp the best/most reliable way to run the windows programs? or are there any other programs that do the same thing more efficiently? Any help would be greatly appreciated! If you have any information that you think will help reply or message me. PS I am very tech savvy so feel free to explain in: java/javascript if you are able Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Kirks 1252923 Posted December 18, 2013 at 10:58 PM Posted December 18, 2013 at 10:58 PM Hello! I am a newbie here at this point. I haven't downloaded the software or anything I need besides teamspeak yet because I just recently took the initial quiz. I have a macbook pro 2011. I was wondering:for all of the programs we use - are there mac versions available anywhere? if not, is bootcamp the best/most reliable way to run the windows programs? or are there any other programs that do the same thing more efficiently? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Welcome to VATSIM! If you want to stay Mac, you're out of options for ATC only--flying is a different story. You'll want to run Parallels or VMware Fusion on your Mac, run Windows inside of that, then run VRC for a radar client. That's in in a nutshell. You'll likely spend more time picking an ARTCC to work at--each has it's own strengths and personalities. I chose ZME (vzmeartcc.org) after flying in their airspace and meeting the controllers on TeamSpeak. Steve Steve Kirks 1252923 ZME S2 Usually MEM_TWR ZLA I-3 rated pilot Usually on as: FDX4345 in a PMDG 777 N533ET in a Pilatus PC-12 N323VB in a Lancair Legacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Clements 1275828 Posted December 18, 2013 at 11:08 PM Author Posted December 18, 2013 at 11:08 PM Steve, I greatly appreciate your help. So nothing ATC is available for mac? I wonder why that is? I will look into both. Bootcamp out of the question? How can I talk to KBOS controllers on team speak to ask them without interfering with on-going ATC? Im still new so I am still learning the ropes! Sorry to be a bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Grafelman Posted December 18, 2013 at 11:14 PM Posted December 18, 2013 at 11:14 PM How can I talk to KBOS controllers on team speak to ask them without interfering with on-going ATC?It may have changed (Don or someone from ZBW can probably chime in), but at one time I thought the ZBW TeamSpeak server was for ZBW controllers only. Note that TeamSpeak is not related to VATSIM in any way - it's just that some (many?) of the ARTCCs have decided to host TeamSpeak servers for their own purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Littlejohn Posted December 18, 2013 at 11:51 PM Posted December 18, 2013 at 11:51 PM Steve, I greatly appreciate your help. So nothing ATC is available for mac? I wonder why that is? I will look into both. Bootcamp out of the question? How can I talk to KBOS controllers on team speak to ask them without interfering with on-going ATC? Im still new so I am still learning the ropes! Sorry to be a bother. Bootcamp will definitely work. the problem is that the currently available ATC clients are Windows-based only. So you'll need a working copy of Windows to control. As Intel-based Macs can run Windows (via Bootcamp, VMWare, or Parallels), you'll be okay there. BL. Brad Littlejohn ZLA Senior Controller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Schoen Posted December 19, 2013 at 08:06 AM Posted December 19, 2013 at 08:06 AM Indeed bootcamp will work well especially if you are lacking the specs to run a VM as smoothly. Colin Schoen VATSIM Senior Network Supervisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Clements 1275828 Posted December 19, 2013 at 04:33 PM Author Posted December 19, 2013 at 04:33 PM How can I talk to KBOS controllers on team speak to ask them without interfering with on-going ATC?It may have changed (Don or someone from ZBW can probably chime in), but at one time I thought the ZBW TeamSpeak server was for ZBW controllers only. Note that TeamSpeak is not related to VATSIM in any way - it's just that some (many?) of the ARTCCs have decided to host TeamSpeak servers for their own purposes. That makes sense now from the information I read. Perfect thank you very much for the help I appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board of Governors Don Desfosse Posted December 19, 2013 at 04:58 PM Board of Governors Posted December 19, 2013 at 04:58 PM As of earlier this year, the ZBW TS was for controllers only (due to problems that had happened in the past). I think it still is. Best way is to PM the controller. Don Desfosse Vice President, Operations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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