Macintosh Users

The BidPlus Millennium program is designed as a PC program, although it can be used with a Macintosh computer as well. There is no Macintosh version of BidPlus. In order to use BidPlus with a Macintosh, you will need to either be running a Mac that can also run a PC program. Or you will need to purchase and install a Windows emulator that will allow you to run PC programs on your Macintosh.

We have one of our users that is helping us to get Macintosh users going. His name is Steven Franco, and his e-mail address is sfranco@san.rr.com. He is pretty knowledgeable, so please drop him a line. Here are his instructions for getting BidPlus setup on your Macintosh:

BidPlus is a windows based program but you can use it with your Mac. In order to do so you must have a Mac program that emulates windows therefore, creating a windows environment on your Mac.

There are two types of Mac’s in the market today. Apple has gone from using Motorola chips to Intel chips thus these Macs have different requirements for running BidPlus.

If you have a Motorola equipped Mac you are using a G3, G4 or G5. The only software available is from a company called Parallels their web address is: http://www.parallels.com/en/ Microsoft purchased “Connectix” (a company that pioneered “Virtual PC”) but now Microsoft will no longer support this product so it is no longer available. You may download a trial copy of their software.

If you have an Intel Mac (newest Macs) the best software is made by a company called “VMWare”, here is the direct link to the product. http://www.vmware.com/download/fusion/

Now, once you install either of these products you must have an operating system to go with it. Remember the program that emulates a windows environment on your Mac is like having a computer within a computer but that environment still needs a system to operate with. You should have a copy of Windows XP (full copy or upgrade) and once you open the application put the disk into the Mac and the program you installed will also install Windows XP in the application itself. Once you complete the installation you now have a windows machine inside your Mac, complete with all the regular software that comes with windows, all you have to do now is to open “Windows Explorer” and download BidPlus, the rest is self explanatory. As with all software I strongly recommend that you take advantage of the tutorials available at the vendors website so you can better understand how to use the application to its fullest. The unique part of these “emulators” is that although they create a windows environment in your Mac still retains the elegance and usability of the Mac.

Please always feel free to drop me an email should you need any assistance.

All the best

Steven Franco