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I have a Uniden hp2 and auniden 325p2. I have no idea how to program manually but can somewhat do with software. I just purchased aMAC laptop. I cannot find any scanner software to use on my Mac. Any ideas
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The answer is pretty simple since there is no scanner programming software that runs on any platform besides Windows. Nothing that runs natively on Mac. Nothing that runs natively on Linux. What you have is basically one of two options. 1) Get a cheap laptop running Windows (make sure that the OS version and other hardware is compatible with your desired software). 2) Run the necessary emulation or VM software to present a compatible Windows system to your programming software (often on a Max, Wine is often a recommended solution).
Sorry that's the best available solution for you but even if you opt for either of these solutions, you should contact the maker of your programming software to request that they provide a native version for Mac (and for Linux users for that OS). If nobody complains, they won't see a market for investing the time and money in porting their software over to the other platform. Your request just may push the number of complaints over the limit to make them think about making that investment.
Just a note, a physical letter often has much more impact than a quick and easy e-mail since it requires more time, effort, and cost on your end. In addition, you might want to call the company and ask about their software's compatibility with your OS. Although you'll probably have to start with their support department, you may have better results asking them to escalate your call to the company's marketing team or even the software's program manager. This may provide even more of a push to have them make the investment if you indicate that this is a critical issue for you to select their software over others that are on the market (assuming that they exist).
Sorry that's the best available solution for you but even if you opt for either of these solutions, you should contact the maker of your programming software to request that they provide a native version for Mac (and for Linux users for that OS). If nobody complains, they won't see a market for investing the time and money in porting their software over to the other platform. Your request just may push the number of complaints over the limit to make them think about making that investment.
Just a note, a physical letter often has much more impact than a quick and easy e-mail since it requires more time, effort, and cost on your end. In addition, you might want to call the company and ask about their software's compatibility with your OS. Although you'll probably have to start with their support department, you may have better results asking them to escalate your call to the company's marketing team or even the software's program manager. This may provide even more of a push to have them make the investment if you indicate that this is a critical issue for you to select their software over others that are on the market (assuming that they exist).
See this from ScannerMaster's site for more on how to use your Mac and software to program your scanners:
Mac Users of Police Scanner Radios | ScannerMaster.com
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