@Bfpca @Infield welcome to the forum! Great people here, that will provide excellent advice and more importantly a great environment.
I adopted the Apple platform in 2011 and haven’t looked back since. When I seen that VCarve Pro only ran on Windows, I was very disappointed. I also tried running Windows on my Mac, and didn’t like the clunky way it worked. So, I swallowed my pride and purchased a refurbished Dell laptop and use an old flat panel monitor for my design computer. There is much to hate about doing that, but mostly little things that I finally got over. What I found interesting is that GSender had a Mac version. So my initial setup included my design computer, which is my Dell and my 2011 MBP which ran my LongMill. I transferred files with a thumb drive initially, then switched to a cloud common location where I drop off the file and pick it up. Sadly, my 2011 MBP finally died this last winter and I was left with using my design computer for both functions while I searched for a solution. While the computer Sienci offers was very attractive, I wanted to keep what worked for me. Design on a Windows and carve with a Mac. So I located a new old stock Mac Mini from 2018 which was a steal and paired it with a wireless mouse and keyboard. For a display, I used a free flat panel 32” television that someone was giving away. The mini is kept far from my CNC machine and I connected it via a network cable to my SLB. The wireless Apple keyboard and mouse control my CNC just fine.
Will Vetric ever make a Mac version of their software? I highly doubt it. Do I hate having a Windows computer? Yep! Do I like my set up with GSender running on my Mac? Yep. This works for me. Your mileage may vary, but this works very well for me. Once again, welcome to both of you. I look forward to seeing what you create!
Jake
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