There's a Yahoo Group for EQ on Macs, called EQonMacs (of course ) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EQonMacs. No experience of any of this, I just did a search on the EQ tech support page - I'm also interested in this as I'd also love to move away from a PC to a Mac. They also suggest a program called Parallels which is another windows replicator, but that also costs $$.

thanks ladies, my new problem is that I don't have the full version of microsoft xp. it had come already installed on the old pc. But my DH did discover that we can install the xp using a thing called "bootcamp" that is on my I-Mac. Just need to get the full version of xp. It looks like the bootcamp works the same way as virtual PC as in being able to run the two programs. I can "split" how much or little I want to use the XP and mac. I'll keep you updated on how it all turns out. If bootcamp doesn't work, then I will probably try the virtual pc. I would also still like to know if anyone has tried quilt pro. it had gotten okay reviews.

I have a Mac and bought the $80 virtual machine program to run my quilting programs. I find no problems with this system. The programs start up just as on the PC laptop my husband has that I use to take to classes. I really enjoy working on my Mac and find it works well. The extra dollars to run the quilting programs are definitely worth it.

I used a PC program on my Mac years ago and I remember it worked very slowly and I never could get it to work with a printer. I'm sure they've improved a lot since then. Quilt-Pro sounds like it would be a good quilt program for the Mac. Since I have several programs I use that require a PC, I'm fortunate to own both a PC and Mac.

We bought one for the family about a month ago for the same reasons, plus a friend had recently switched over with nothing but rave reviews. We liked it so much DH got me one for Christmas to handle all the quilting, genealogy and photo's. I Absolutely LOVE it despite the EQ problem. I saw on the internet that the EQ works if you buy the virtual PC. It costs $80 or I have seen reviews on the quilt pro. I was hoping there would be more people on the site that had used either programs, or could recommend others. Cheryl

Hear, hear! There are legions of us out there switching to Macs, and it is very disappointing that most of the quilting software does not work on them.

The reason I switched was the virus situation. Macs are FAR less susceptible to viruses than PC's. A virus killed our last PC and made it run slow or at stop for a long time before that. We purchased our Mac out of frustration over that situation and because our daughter and son both have Mac laptops and have had NO problem with viruses. Nor have we in the almost-year since we purchased it.

But my EQ software and Kaleidescope Kreator sit here, unused! Boo!!!

BethMI

Okay I just got a Mac for Christmas. But my problem is the EQ I already have doesn't work on it. So now my options are either spend $$$ on a virtual PC, or choose another quilt software that will work. Does anyone have first hand experience with other softwares???? Thanks in advance for any advice. Cheryl