GrandPrix Race Manager for Mac OS X
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2016 10:43 am
We've had many inquiries on a Mac version of our GrandPrix Race Manager software. I did want to provide an update on those efforts. We are certainly making progress, and finally have been able to get the software up and running in a development environment. That is the second major hurdle in this effort. The first was rewriting the software so it would be compatible with both PCs and Macs. The PC version was released last month, allowing us to then focus on the Mac version.
We have been able to do some testing with the development environment but have a lot more testing to do. There are still some other technical issues that we have to work out before it is ready to distribute. Currently, we do not have a projected release date. We certainly hope to have the Mac compatible version released before January, but it will only be released once it is ready.
Sadly, the Mac version will have a limitation that the Windows version does not. It will not have Perfect-N Type scheduling. Only a Windows driver is available to create those types of schedules. We are unable to contact Cory Young, who created the driver, along with Stan Pope. Unfortunately, Stan does not have a copy of the source code and has lost contact with Cory as well. Anyways, we are trying to find a workaround on that issue, but it looks like, at least initially, the Mac version will not have that capability. The Phase Shifted Lane Rotation schedules would be the best option in the interim.
We have been able to do some testing with the development environment but have a lot more testing to do. There are still some other technical issues that we have to work out before it is ready to distribute. Currently, we do not have a projected release date. We certainly hope to have the Mac compatible version released before January, but it will only be released once it is ready.
Sadly, the Mac version will have a limitation that the Windows version does not. It will not have Perfect-N Type scheduling. Only a Windows driver is available to create those types of schedules. We are unable to contact Cory Young, who created the driver, along with Stan Pope. Unfortunately, Stan does not have a copy of the source code and has lost contact with Cory as well. Anyways, we are trying to find a workaround on that issue, but it looks like, at least initially, the Mac version will not have that capability. The Phase Shifted Lane Rotation schedules would be the best option in the interim.