huckleberrypie Wrote:I didn't exactly like how Apple pulled off the mandatory kext signing either, but it's nothing a little nvram tweak, or in the case of Hackintosh users, a bootloader flag, can't fix.
Yeah. But the fact that Apple did not clearly mention this, as well as mention how to work around it in case of older drivers, is a major fail.
cpd2009 Wrote:I have run into that type of extortion with Parallels Desktop. I should have followed your advice and just went with the free VirtualBox, but instead Parallel's eye candy led me to purchase the $80 USD package on impulse. The version I got was Parallels 7 and it worked with Lion and Mountain Lion. It was with Mavericks that Parallels began to demand users to purchase v8 since v7 wouldn't run on Mavericks.
Yeah, I totally saw that coming from miles away, hence my advice back then. But well, what's done has been done. I can't get a refund for my Paragon NTFS purchase, so I have to live with it until it dies, after which I will go back to the free NTFS-3G solution once more. As for Dave, I'm still considering it since Apple's SMB/CIFS implementation is still crap, but the US$150 price tag is a deterrent.
cpd2009 Wrote:I might be willing to give Lilly one last try if I could ever find her keyboard and mouse. I would also need a separate computer desk as well as my next post will clearly demonstrate why.
Perhaps I was a bit too inflammatory on that, since Windows has always used driver signing since Windows XP AFAIK. And kext files are similar to Windows driver files I think.
Well, Windows driver signing can also be disabled if you know how. The big difference is that Microsoft lets you know that it can be disabled and tells you how to disable it in case of legacy devices. No such luck with Apple. Need the function? Buy a new device- your old device is obsolete if the vendor says so. The ability to disable it is for developer use only and not revealed to the general public.
cpd2009 Wrote:One reason why I am flip flopping on selling Lilly is space. Since I don't yet have an apartment, space is limited, along with available electrical outlets. Putting Lilly back in service would mean that Connie would likely have her own desk so I can have Audrey and Lilly side by side, but as of right now, that is unfeasible.
Well, as i said millions of times before, KVM is the answer. If it wasn't for KVM, I wouldn't have the ability to have 9 (soon to be 10) computers running side by side and my room would be a mess of screens, keyboards and mice. KVM is a real space saver for me. A simple 2-way USB+HDMI KVM would be enough to serve both Audrey and Lily.
And well, two-port ones don't cost too much. One of these would probably be enough for your needs: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://amzn.to/1tDgytO">http://amzn.to/1tDgytO</a><!-- m -->
Sure, you may need to change the monitor to a widescreen one, but 17" 1366x768 displays are a dime a dozen nowadays.
Although in a twist of irony, the only computer that isn't KVMed in my room is Kiki, my Mac Mini. Edison, Sally, Dongwa and Clementine ("les enfants terribles") are on one KVM, while Cleo, Maxwell and Bingo Beaver are on another (this one has one free spot which I'm planning to attach to a second Retro box, one that's slightly newer and running Windows 98 SE, just because). Helen can be considered KVMed somewhat, her video is connected to Quetzal III, which has three HDMI ports. The other HDMI port is connected to the Philips Fidelio 5.1 soundbar, which itself has two HDMI ports, where Jess and Berlioz are connected to.