Hi Charles,
Codewavers is still alive and kicking :-), I simply clicked on that link you
posted in your message and their web site came up in a sec.
They have a Crossover for Mac too. Now, I have been running MT4 on Linux
without problems, had to copy two dlls from Windows machine, that Wine
doesn't have, and few fonts also, and after that MT4 starts and runs as it
does under Windows. There is a small issue though, with setting parameters'
values for indicators, you can't do it from a dialog box for some reason,
the only way is to change them directly in the source code of an indicator
or EA.
I don't have any experience with MAC but if you say that it's based on Linux
than I guess you can go ahead and install MT4 using wine, or Crossover for
MAC which probably has more capabilities.
Cheers,
Ben
On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 6:48 AM, Charles Wilkes <cfw123 (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
> Now that I have my new IMac running with a little more knowledge on my
> part (read some books on how to convert to a Mac from a PC), I really
> (repeat "really") like it -- my son was absolutely correct in making the
> switch. As a retired IBM Researcher, I had raised him on PCs (he is now an
> MD), but now he has converted me to the Mac -- never thought it would
> happen.
>
> The Mac is based on Linux, which was it's origin in history. Wine was a
> way to run Windows on Linux, which once Mac went to the Intel processor,
> became possible to use to run "some" PC applications direct on a Mac without
> an emulator, dual boot, or whatever. This interests me very much since the
> only PC application I will be running is MT4, as I will have Mac
> applications covering everything else I do, which is mostly email anyway.
> But Wine was produced by CodeWeavers, which at least used to be at
> www.codeweavers.com and is still reported to be at that site by Google.
> However it just won't come up on the Internet, and I wonder if they are
> still in business.
>
> Does anyone here know if they still exist? I would sure like to check out
> MT4 on Wine, as it would be a big help in my total conversion to Mac.
> Since you say MT4 should run on Linux (server problem but not client
> problem?), there is a real possibility that it would run under Wine -- if I
> could find it, or get a copy of it (I always pay for software if it is for
> sale -- I don't run bootleg software). I know I could run PC
> programs under a VM virtual machine, or via a dual boot, but would prefer to
> go totally on the Mac if possible, reserving running real PC code only if no
> other choice.
>
> Charles Wilkes
>
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 11:20 PM, Eben Brand <eben.brand (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Charles,
>>
>> Not sure if it's been said before, but you can also run Windows in a
>> Virtual
>> Machine on Mac OS. I am considering something like that for when I finally
>> go live, except it will be on Linux on Normal PC Intel platform - Linux to
>> give me security while connected to the internet, as well as stability,
>> and
>> then a virtual machine with XP, with Metatrader on XP. Would be
>> interesting
>> to see if anybody else has attempted this - theoretically it should work.
>>
>> I see on another list that some people are running simple EAs on MT client
>> directly on Linux, within Wine, but seemingly there are also some issues,
>> some ppl have found, although it seems to relate to MT server, not client.
>> It's worth a shot getting off MS Oss... I have a rule that I don't want to
>> run anything mission critical on a Windows platform - just not solid
>> enough,
>> I mean, for example - I set up my machines to let me know when there are
>> updates - I then control WHEN and HOW I download and install, AND which
>> updates. One day I got home, the PC was on, but none of my terminals were
>> running - I also then saw that what Bill thought was a CRITICAL update,
>> was
>> worth re-booting my machine for... without my knowledge, or approval. That
>> really annoyed me. I know, I can add the terminal shortcuts to the startup
>> folder, but still - it could affect a few trades if the system is down for
>> some time, esp some of the scalping type EAs.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Eben
>>
>> From: 4XONTARIO (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com <4XONTARIO%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
>> 4XONTARIO (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com <4XONTARIO%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf
>> Of Charles Wilkes
>> Sent: 23 July 2008 03:50 PM
>> To: 4XONTARIO (AT) yahoogroups (DOT) com <4XONTARIO%40yahoogroups.com>
>> Subject: Re: [4XONTARIO] Queston re MT4
>>
>>
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