WhistlingFish
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In the short time Luthier's Journal and Luthier's Workbench have been on the market, I've had several enquiries regarding versions suitable for the Mac. My response to those enquiries has been to suggest a look at some software products that allow Windows applications to be run on the Mac operating system (Parallels Desktop 5 for example), however, I always knew I was delaying the inevitable and would eventually be faced with having to develop a separate version in order to satisfy the world's Mac users!
Although industry statistics show that the Mac has a relatively small market share, reliable sources tell me that usage within the lutherie community tends to be a little higher than that - why I don't know. With that in mind, I've taken the first steps towards development of a cross-platform version of my products. What this means is that they will be designed to run on any operating system: Windows, Mac, Linux - or anything else for that matter. The advantage with this approach is that I won't have to maintain separate versions for each operating system, and there'll be no requirement to ensure that changes are implemented identically in any number of separate software projects.
Progress is likely to be slow initially, but I'll post updates as I reach major milestones. As always, I'm keen to hear your suggestions and comments as I work towards this goal.
Cheers
Pete
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