[DominickC]

Remember, Wine Is Not an Emulator.

I'm running on a (worse-for-wear) mid 2011 MacBook Pro 13" with 8gb of RAM and a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Within said Mac, I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate via Parallels Desktop Build 7.0.14920 (Revision 689535; August 30, 2011). This allowed our team to run every piece of the FRC LabVIEW Software (sans Kinect), as well as run the robot at the WPI Regional, due to a failed harddrive in our dedicated DS.

To get your virtual machine to properly interface with the FMS during competition and robot during the build, you must use the handy "Network" dropdown menu under Devices on the upper Mac menu bar. During an actual match or tethered testing, you'll want to select Ethernet-->Bridged. During the build season, you must select AirPort-->Bridged to interface with the DLink.

Once you have properly bridged your network connections, you'll need to go to "Open Network and Sharing Center"-->"Change Adapter Settings"-->Right click your NIC-->"Properties"-->"Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)''-->''Properties''-->"Use the following IP address''-->IP: 10.te.am.9, Subnet: 255.0.0.0''-->Ok x2. You're all set. (Note: Keep your wireless/wired settings on Mac OS X clear, as if you were about to brows the open internet.)

Optionally, you can use BetterTouchTool (free) to configure gestures to toggle between Windows 7 and Mac OS X. Both Windows and BetterTouchTool run as smooth as butter, and I would argue that Windows runs much better under Parallels.

If you need any help with Parallels, drop me a PM. I can most certainly offer more detailed install instructions.

Dom